Definitions
The general subject that the text is about, usually only one or two words.
What is a TOPIC?
The first step in RACES.
What is RESTATE THE QUESTION?
The Topic of the Video.
What is LIONS?
The topic of the video.
What are LEMONADE STANDS?
BONUS:
TRUE OR FALSE: Central Ideas are obviously stated in the text.
FALSE
True or False: The Central Idea is not always obviously stated in the text, and sometimes has to be inferred.
TRUE
The second step in RACES.
What is ANSWER THE QUESTION?
TRUE or FALSE: The Central Idea is that although lions are endangered, there are things that people can do to help save them.
TRUE
What is another topic for this video?
Business; Entrepreneurship; Financial Skills; Alternative Education
The Topic of Task Card #23
What is STARBUCKS?
The sentence in passage that states the Central Idea of that passage.
What is the TOPIC SENTENCE?
The third step in RACES.
To spread awareness about lions being endangered
What is this an example of?
"Before they even make a single sale, kids have to go through a curriculum with an adult where they learn to make a business plan, calculate costs, and learn key concepts."
What is a SUPPORTING DETAIL?
The Topic of Task Card #24.
What is FIRE ANTS?
The more narrow ideas, evidence, examples, details and elaboration that support the central idea in a passage?
What are SUPPORTING DETAILS?
The fourth and fifth steps in RACES.
What is EXPLAINING EVIDENCE and SUMMARIZING?
What part of informational text is this an example of?
"But people are making a difference in helping to save lions...."
What is a TOPIC SENTENCE?
Is this a Topic Sentence or Supporting Detail? "But now non-profits like Lemonade Day are using these rites of childhood to try to nurture budding business skills and entrepreneurial thinking."
TOPIC SENTENCE
The Central Idea of Task Card #23
What is B: "Offering many beverages and food items, Starbucks is the largest coffee company in the world?"
The statement that expresses the message that the author wants the reader to take away from the passage; what the entire piece is all about.
What is the CENTRAL IDEA?
The reason we use RACES when working with Informational Text.
What is TO PROVE THE CENTRAL IDEA?
What part of informational text is this an example of?
"Over the past 100 years, lion populations have shrunk from hundreds of thousands to only about 35,000."
What is a SUPPORTING DETAIL?
The Central Idea of the video.
The Central Idea of Task Card #24.
What is D: "Fire ants are painful, pesky, and destructive?"