Main Idea Skills
What are the three techniques for identifying the main idea?
Goldilocks, Self Cuing, and Label the bucket
What goes in the left and right columns of a 2CN?
big ideas and supporting details
What skills do students need to know before completing a summary?
Main idea and supporting details.
What are the stages of the writing process?
Think, Plan, Write, Revise
What is the cognitive process for identifying the main idea?
Identify details, compare details, state what they have in common.
When creating a top-down web, what features can you use to help students connect different ideas? (There are three).
color, shape, and position of the web
Think Plan = 40%
Write = 20%
Revise = 40%
When is the top-down web the most useful?
During all stages.
What are the ways to which an author organizes their writing or what components are involved to help a reader identify the type of writing they are reading?
text features and text structures
List three different ways in which a top-down web can be utilized.
Answers will vary.
What critical thinking taxonomy is utilized in Keys?
Bloom's
What is the format for gathering and writing information from sources before writing?
two-column notes
What is the scope and sequence for teaching main idea skills? (How do you start, what types?)
Categorizing, paragraph stated, paragraph inferred, multi-paragraph
What types of ways can you help students complete top-down webs or 2CN?
Scaffolds will vary.
What is the gradual release of responsibility that should be practiced with K2L?
I, we, you...model, guided practice, independent practice.
True or False: Quickwrites should always be graded.
False.
What are the essential skills that a student needs for taking notes successfully?
paraphrasing, using abbreviations, and writing concisely
What types of sources can be used with these types of graphic organizers? (Keys calls this something specific)
Anything that is read, said, or done.
What is the hardest type of main idea for our students to identify?
Inferential/inferred
This type of sentence is utilized to catch the interest of the reader at the start of an introduction and is sometimes called a hook.
Non-fiction lead.