Central Idea
If you cannot identify this first, you cannot identify the central idea.
What is topic?
This is not just any kind of guess.
What is an educated guess?
This word means "likely to give rise to public disagreement".
What is controversial?
These are the three purposes authors write for.
What are inform, persuade and entertain?
This the 'big idea' of the story.
What is central idea?
This word beginning with a 'P' seems the as a inference but it is not.
What is a prediction?
This word can refer to a great battle for change.
What is a revolution?
For an author to accomplish this purpose, he or she provides a large amount of facts.
What is to inform?
This is the topic of the article.
What are cellphones?
Readers say "young adults will continue to increase their cellphone usage".
What is an inference?
This word beginning with an 'S' means that I have great capabilities.
What are skills?
This is the author's purpose of the text.
What is to inform?