Implicit
Based on the classroom currently, what is something that could be implied?
What is students are engaged, focused, etc.
In a short paragraph the author states, "The library is 150 years old." Is the age of the library explicit or implicit evidence?
What is explicit.
Reflect back to "Reed Shepherd and the Houston Rockets". What was the central idea of the article?
What is Reed Sheppard was a positive impact for his teammates and community.
(Similar answers are accepted)
Can the setting of a narrative article be told through both implicit and explicit evidence?
What is yes.
Who was the main character in the informational article about Reed Sheppard?
What is Reed Sheppard.
Give a definition for implicit evidence?
What is information that is implied, not directly stated.
Give a definition for explicit evidence.
What was the central idea of "How Bees Help the Plant"?
What is bees are vital for the environment and should be protected.
(Answers may vary.)
What is when or where a story takes place.
Describe what a main character is.
What is who or what the article is about.
A narrator describes a town is full of run-down businesses and people are moving to larger towns. Jobs are scarce and the school only has 50 students. What implicit evidence suggests the town may be struggling?
What is run-down businesses, people moving, scarce jobs.
Find the explicit detail: A weather report says, "The climate of Hawaii is tropical, so it stays warm." What does this explicit evidence tell the reader?
What is Hawaii is tropical.
Give a definition for central idea.
What is summary or overview of the entire text.
(Answers may vary)
What is the setting of a story that starts, "On a hot summer day at the city pool..."?
What is city pool.
If a character always brings an umbrella to school even when the sky looks clear, what implicit evidence suggests the character is cautious? (Name one clue.)
What is bringing an umbrella.
Given a passage that claims a park is busy on weekends and includes the sentence "Over 300 people visited last Saturday," identify that explicit evidence and explain how it supports the claim.
What is 300 people visited and 300 people make the park busy.
What are two types of evidence that can reflect the central idea of an informational text?
What is explicit and implicit.
How can the setting contribute to an informational text?
What is the way we understand a text.