What's the big idea?
What is main idea
The main point of a passage
This is the lesson or message a character learns in a story.
theme
Authors use these to organize nonfictional passages
text structures
This text feature is found at the top of an article and tells you what you are going to read about.
Title
when the questions asks, "what does this word mean"
Where do we look for main idea?
Title
First 2 sentences
The message is typically only in what kind of passage?
fictional passages
When we have an event that happens and why it happens is explained, what type of text structure is being used?
cause and effect
What is a heading?
"little titles" that tell the topic of different sections of a nonfictional passage
What does synonym mean?
2 words that have similar meanings
"Sandwiches make some of the best lunches. Making the best sandwich is easy if you follow this steps.
1. get your favorite bread
2. find your tasty toppings like ham, turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomato, mustard
3. load up like slice of bread with your favorite toppings
4. put the other slice of bread on top
Sandwiches are great and chips go really well with them. Sandwiches are even better if you make them yourself!"
What is the main idea?
You can follow steps to make a sandwich.
What is the first step in finding what the theme is, according to what we learned in class?
What was the character like in the beginning?
If a passage has steps or tells you a process, what text structure can you say is being used?
Sequence
Why do author's use text features?
to give information in a different way
What is an antonym for frigid?
Hot or similar
Baseball is considered America's past time because so many Americans enjoy the game of baseball. Opening Day of the Major League Baseball is a day that many people are excited for and look forward to. Fans of the game love to watch the all-star game and the homerun derby. The World Series is the championship of baseball and draws huge crowds. Baseball is one of the greatest and most favored sports in America.
What detail supports that "Americans enjoy the game of baseball"
Opening Day of the Major League Baseball is a day that many people are excited for and look forward to.
Fans of the game love to watch the all-star game and the homerun derby.
The World Series is the championship of baseball and draws huge crowds.
True or False
Theme is found in the first 2 sentences of the passage
False
Baseball and Cricket are two similar sports that are very competitive. Both use a bat, although Cricket's bat is flat. Both use a ball. In Cricket, the ball is bounced on the ground before the player hits the ball. Baseball has four bases unlike Cricket where they run from one line to another. Both sports are very much entertaining for their fans.
What is one way Cricket is different than baseball?
Cricket's bat is flat
Cricket's ball is bounced
Cricket players run from one line to another
What is the purpose of a photograph?
to show what the topic of the passage looks like
The hikers had been trekking uphill for three hours, and their water bottles were nearly empty.
What does trekking mean, as used in the sentence?
walking or similar
Baseball is considered America's past time because so many Americans enjoy the game of baseball. Opening Day of the Major League Baseball is a day that many people are excited for and look forward to. Fans of the game love to watch the all-star game and the homerun derby. The World Series is the championship of baseball and draws huge crowds. Baseball is one of the greatest and most favored sports in America.
What would be a good title for this passage?
Baseball is America's Game or something similar
Ricky walked down the street chewing his bubble and blowing the biggest bubbles he could. He walked along a fence when he heard what sounded like a child's voice chanting, "11! 11! 11!" Ricky didn't know what the child was talking about, so he tried to find out. He tried jumping over the fence, walking around the fence, and even tried to move on of the wooden boards, but he couldn't. Finally, he saw a little hole in the fence. He knelt down and looked through the hole. Suddenly, he jerked his hand back, his hands flew to his eye, and he started wailing, "My eye! I got poked in the eye!" Then he heard that same voice on the other side chant, "12! 12! 12!" Ricky found out that may be he shouldn't be so curious about things that didn't involve him.
What is the theme of this passage?
Mind your business
Baseball and Cricket are two similar sports that are very competitive. Both use a bat, although Cricket's bat is flat. Both use a ball. In Cricket, the ball is bounced on the ground before the player hits the ball. Baseball has four bases unlike Cricket where they run from one line to another. Both sports are very much entertaining for their fans.
What text structure is this?
Compare and Contrast
If I wanted to put a lot of information about how many students like dogs, fish, cats, or horse into a small space of an article, what type of text feature would I use?
graph
"The hikers had been trekking uphill for three hours, and their water bottles were nearly empty. Just as they reached the peak, they discovered a spring bubbling up from between the mossy rocks. They cheered, knowing they could finally quench their thirst with the cool, fresh water."
Dictionary Entry: spring
spring /sprɪŋ/
noun
The time of year between winter and summer when plants begin to grow.
A place where water comes up naturally from the ground.
A twisted piece of metal that returns to its shape after being pushed.!
verb
4. To jump or move upward or forward suddenly.
Which definition of spring is being used in the paragraph above?
2. A place where water comes up naturally from the ground.