Main Idea
What is the main idea of a text?
It is a sentence or two about what the story or paragraph was about.
I help enforce laws.
I can arrest criminals.
You can reach me at 911.
Who am I?
Police
How many paragraphs are in a opinion essay?
4
Where can you see unfamiliar words?
EVERYWHERE
3
Can there be more than one main idea in a full passage?
Yes
I can be found on the beach.
People collect me.
I come in many shapes and sizes.
What am I?
shells
What is the correct order of a opinion essay?
Introduction
Body 1
Body 2
Conclusion
Confiscate: Joanne’s mother came up to the school to get the cell phone the teacher had confiscated.
To take up
What keywords would you see for a 1st person point of view?
I, me, we
How do you find the main idea?
You identify three key details from the text?
I have a president’s face on me.
If you drop me, I will make a metallic sound.
What am I?
coin
Before you begin writing, what must you do FIRST?
READ THE PROMPT!
Obedient: Unlike her older brother Jerome, who stayed out all hours of the night, Kate obediently followed the curfew her parents set.
to follow directions of a superior
What keywords would you see for a 2nd person point of view?
You, your, yours
What is the main idea of the Attack of the nerves text?
100 Bonus points for the type of text structure.
To give detail about what anxiety is and self-calming strategies to help.
Problem and solution
I can sometimes be plastic.
I am round.
What am I?
spoon
What all should you introduction have?
Hook, opinion, reasons
Peculiar: Since it was a school day, Denise thought it was peculiar that she saw no children on the street during her drive to work.
strange, unusual, odd
What keywords would you see for a 3rd person point of view?
They, the persons names
What is the main idea of the Laughter text?
To give detail about how laughter improves your anxiety.
I take people from one place to another.
What am I?
car
What is the correct order of the body paragraphs?
transitional word, reason, text evidence, elaboration
Bonus (100 pts) Counter-argument
Murmur: On the way to her room after just having been grounded, Tammy murmured something under her breath
to mumble or say something no one can hear
Third person