Paragraph parts
this part of a topic sentence tells the reader what will be discussed in a paragraph
(what is) a controlling idea?
the slang expression "What'sup?" means this.
(What is) What is going on? OR What's new??
This is the building where University of Nebraska students buy books.
(what is) the Union
This special day in February is celebrated with flowers and chocolates.
(what is) Valentine's Day.
Making predictions about a textbook chapter by looking at the title, photos, charts, and the chapter summary before reading a textbook.
(What is) previewing?
These sentences give reasons, examples, or facts
(what are) supporting sentences?
The name students should not call university professors.
(What is) "teacher"?
Even though this city is not the largest city, it is the capital city.
(what is) Lincoln
Turkey and other traditional foods are eaten on this November holiday.
(what is) Thanksgiving
This is a reading skill used to quickly find specific dates, names, and places without reading the entire reading passage.
(What is) scanning?
the name of a paragraph or essay
(what is) a title?
The university Dawn graduated from.
(What is) Indiana University?
The UNL football team is called this.
(What are) the Huskers or Cornhuskers?
In October, people wear scary or funny costumes and have parties.
(What is) Halloween?
Letters added at the beginning or end of a root or base word.
(What are) affixes?
A topic sentence in a paragraph usually goes here.
(what is) the first sentence?
Wednesday's nickname
(What is) hump day?
Nebraska is in this region of the U.S.
(what is) the Midwest.
Children love this December holiday because they get gifts from Santa Claus and their family.
(what is) Christmas?
These kinds of readers interact with readings by writing comments, asking questions, and highlighting main ideas, definitions, and key words.
(What are) active readers?
the sentence that introduces the topic of a paragraph.
(What is a) topic sentence?
A book that describes the meanings of words.
(what is) a dictionary?
These are UNL's school colors.
(What are) red & white?
On Feb. 2 this animal predicts how many more weeks longer we will have winter.
(what is) a groundhog?
What SQ3R stands for.
(What is) Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite.