MAIN IDEA
What is Main Idea?
What the text is MOSTLY about.
What is an effect?
The event that occured; it's WHAT happened.
What are comparisons?
Similarities.
What 2 text structures are written with the order of events?
Chronological & Sequential Order
What graphic organizer is best for comparing and contrasting?
A Venn Diagram.
What is the purpose of details?
They support the Main Idea.
What is a cause?
It explains why the effect occurred; it is WHY something happened.
What are contrasts?
Differences.
Which text structure has specific dates & times?
Chronological Order
What kind of graphic organizer uses overlapping circles?
A Venn Diagram.
Look at the details listed, what would be their Main Idea?
The Hudson River wetlands are home to several species of mammals, like otters.
Also, the Hudson River has many underwater plants, like water celery.
Various types of fish, like the American eel, live at the bottom of the Hudson River.
A ) The Hudson River is a thriving habitat for plants and animals.
B ) The bottom of the Hudson River is home to oysters and fish.
C ) The Hudson River is full of various underwater plants.
A
If "not being able to participate in gym and recess" is the EFFECT, what would be a reasonable CAUSE?
A ) forgetting your lunch at home
B ) returning to school after an illness
C ) you don't feel like it
B
What are you looking for when you compare and contrast topics?
Their similarities and differences.
Sequential order has clue words that tell you the passage/text is written using this text structure; what are these clue words called?
Time Order Words.
What graphic organizer is best for Chronological order?
A timeline.
Look at the details listed, what is their Main Idea?
You can volunteer to help clean a park in your neighborhood.
Volunteers sometimes make food for bake sales to raise money for a local cause.
You can also volunteer to send cards to hospital patients in your city.
A ) You can volunteer to collect books to donate to your local library.
B ) Volunteering is a great way to help your community.
C ) Many places accept food donations.
B
If "getting a 98% on a test instead of a 100% on a test" is the EFFECT, what would be a reasonable CAUSE?
A ) taking your time during the test
B ) rushing through the test & guessing
C ) making silly mistakes & not checking your work
C
Fill out a Venn Diagram for the following passage:
The words soldier and warrior are considered synonyms, but they have somewhat different meanings. Soldier usually describes someone who is paid to be part of an army. A soldier fights against another army in a war. A warrior also fights in a battle or a war. However, a warrior is usually not part of an army. The word warrior can be used to describe anyone who fights and has courage.
SOLDIER SAME WARRIOR
part of an fights in war Not part of an
army army; can be used to describe anyone who fights & has courage
Put the events mentioned in the passage in order & identify the text structure:
The Wright Brothers built the first working airplane in 1903. They weren't the first people to experiment with flying machines, however. Otto Lilienthal, a German engineer, was testing gliders in the 1870s. Even before that, Sir George Cayley of England invented the first glider that could carry a human pilot.
1. Cayley invented the first gliders
2. Lilienthal tested gliders in Germany
3. The Wright Brothers build the first working airplane
Text Structure used: Chronological Order
What graphic organizer is best when finding cause & effect?
A flow chart.
Look at the details listed, what is their Main Idea?
You can locate things more quickly when everything has its place.
Knowing your house is organized can make you feel calmer and happier.
Having a neat bedroom can help you sleep better.
A ) Having things in order can make your life better and easier.
B ) Getting enough sleep is important to your health.
C ) You won't waste time looking for things if your house is organized.
A
*Remember: Cause --> Effect/Cause --> Effect
1. Fleas are infected with the plague
2. The human population decreases
3. Infected fleas travel on ships
Fleas are infected --> Infected fleas travel on ships --> The human population decreases
Read the following passage. Make a list of similarities & differences between the eyespots described.
Some types of fish have patterns on their bodies that look like eyes. These patterns are called eyespots. Eyespots help protect fish by confusing predators and sometimes even frightening them away. This gives fish time to get away before they get eaten. Many butterflies have eyespots, too. Butterflies use their eyespots to fool predators just as fish do. But unlike fish, many butterflies also use their eyespots to attract mates.
SIMILARITIES
* butterflies & fish both have eyespots
* used to fool predators
DIFFERENCES
* butterflies use their eyespots to attract mates
Put the order of events mentioned in the passage in order & identify the text structure:
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were German brothers who collected folk songs and stories. Their first collection, later known as Grimm's Fairy Tales, appeared in three volumes. Then, they published a collection of Irish fairy tales that they had translated into German. Later, the brothers began working on a German dictionary. Both brothers died, though, before the dictionary was finished.
1. The Grimm brothers publish their first collection; Grimm's Fairy Tales
2. They publish a collection of Irish Fairy tales
3. The begin working on a German dictionary
Text Structure used: Sequential Order
What type of graphic organizer is best for Main Ideas & Details?
A bubble map.