Main Idea
What is the formula for finding the main idea?
Topic + What the author says about the topic.
What is the author's purpose?
The RMS Titanic was the world's largest passenger ship when it entered service, measuring 269 metres (882 feet) in length, and the largest man-made moving object on Earth.
Inform
Graphic organizer is a ven diagram (2 overlapping circles).
Compare/Contrast
Where am I?
I walk in the tent. In front of me is an elephant balancing on a ball. To the right there is a clown making balloon animals for small children. I can't wait to sit and eat some popcorn.
The circus/a fair.
What did Glis denarpen?
Farfie's birthday.
Introduction or conclusion sentences
What is the author's purpose?
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Persuade
What text structure is being used:
When I walk into the gym, I see bleachers on the left and right wall. On the gym floor in front of me, volley ball nets are hung. The volleyball team is behind me getting ready to play.
Spatial/Descriptive
Who am I?
She is wearing a white coat and a stethoscope. I'm laying in bed with a cough. She asks me to open my mouth and say "ahhhh."
What should you do if you turn in a late homework assignment?
Fill out a yellow slip.
What is the main idea:
It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true. Go ask the forest rangers. Rangers who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout stations.
Lightening can strike in the same place more than once.
What's the author's purpose?
How do you measure a snake?
In inches—they don’t have feet.
Yesterday it rained too hard and my basement flooded. I had to borrow a shop vacuum from my neighbor to remove the water. Then, I used a mop to clean the floors.
Problem/Solution or Sequence
What are the 2 ways to draw an inference?
Use textual evidence. Use background knowledge.
What is Mrs. Kessel's dog's name?
Pickle
What is the main idea?
Do you wear glasses? Make sure your glasses fit well. The earpieces should be at eye level. Don’t try to adjust the earpieces yourself. Take your glasses for adjustments to the place you bought them. Keep your glasses in a case when you’re not wearing them. This will prevent scratches. Keep the lenses clean. A soft cloth is best for cleaning.
Take care of your glasses.
What's the author's purpose?
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To persuade
The most important thing to pack when going to the airport is a spare change of clothes in your carry on. It is best to keep them with you incase the airline loses your luggage. The least important thing to pack is snacks. If you forget snacks, you can buy some after you get through security.
Order of importance or compare/contrast
A detail that does not support the main idea.
Irrelevant detail
What are the 7 different text structures?
Spatial
Sequence/Step by step
Order of Importance
Compare/Contrast
Problem/Solution
Cause/Effect
Chronological
When the author does not directly state the main idea, it is:
a. irrelevant
b. implied
c. explicit
d. characterization
Implied
What is the author's purpose?
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Describe
Which text structure is being used:
1. Char the peppers
2. Cut the tomatoes
3. Pour in the olive oil
4. Mix in the garlic and tomatoes
Sequence
An indirect detail- it requires you to think.
Implicit Detail
What are the 5 types of author's purpose?
Inform
Explain
Persuade
Entertain
Describe