Main Idea
The definition of main idea is...
The "big picture" of a text. The takeaway of a piece of text. The topic and the purpose of a text.
What text structure gives you a description, explains a process, or provides characteristics of a topic?
Description
Name 2 website extensions that are credible.
.gov, .org, .edu,
What is Ms. Armstrong's favorite coffee place?
Starbucks
Opponents of animal testing say that it is cruel and inhumane to experiment on animals, that alternative methods available to researchers can replace animal testing, and that animals are so different from human beings that research on animals often yields irrelevant results
What someone against animal testing believes, and their reasons against it.
Which text structure compares and contrasts two (or more) objects?
Compare and contrast
A website must be published within the last ____ years to be credible.
10
What can run but cannot walk?
A river
Cancel culture, also known as callout culture, is the removal (“canceling”) of support for individuals and their work due to an opinion or action on their part deemed objectionable to the parties “calling” them out.
The definition of cancel culture. Telling you what cancel culture is...
Explain the difference between chronological vs. sequence text structure.
Chronological: Time based over years +
Sequence: Short time periods, steps
What is a paraphrase?
Taking a piece of text, restructuring it, and using your own words
What has an eye but cannot see?
A needle
Proponents of the death penalty say it is an important tool for preserving law and order, deters crime, and costs less than life imprisonment.
Reasons why people support the death penalty.
Explain a problems solution text structure.
A presented problem with a solution. Has a call to action.
How do you cite a direct piece of evidence in MLA?
"________(Author's Last Name/Title of Article)."
What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich don't need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing
While it’s difficult to pinpoint the first dress code–humans started wearing clothes around 170,000 years ago–nearly every culture and country throughout history, formally or informally, have had strictures on what to wear and not to wear.
The history of the dress code goes way back. There is an extensive history regarding the dress code.
A blue print, and tells you the layout of a space.
How do you cite a paraphrased piece of evidence?
_________(Author's Last Name/Title of Article)."
What starts with the letter T and has "T" in it?
Teapot