Main Idea and Supporting Details
The main idea of a text is....
The most important point in a story
Every sentence must begin with..
A capital letter
What does it mean to summarize a story?
A short statement of the main points in a story
Answer the question
5
What is (8 x 7) 10^
5,600,000
Supporting details...
Support the main idea of a text
Every sentence must end with..
A punctuation mark
What is the setting of a story?
Where the story takes place
What does the C and E in R.A.C.E stand for?
Cite evidence from the text
Explain and Extend
She's a runner she's a....
Trackstar
What is the main idea?
Cats love catnip. One day a cat was walking down the street and found a bag of catnip. The cat happily tore open the bag, and ate it ALL. After eating it, the cat went wild. Running around town, breaking into restaurants. Wow, cats really do love catnip.
Cats love catnip
A sent must include a...
Main Clause
In class we summarized the story, Imani's Moon. What happened at the end of the story?
Imani touched the moon and talked to the Goddess of the Moon, Olapa. Olapa gave her a small rock from the moon, and Imani floated down from the moon as Imani the Great.
When answering a question with R.A.C.E, how should your C sentence start?
According to the text,
The text says,
On page ___ the text says,
What are Miss. Robinson's dog's names?
Nyx and Kylo
In class we read the story "A Different Pond". What was the main idea of that story?
It was about a hard working family
What is a subject and predicate?
Subject: What the sentence is about (Person, place or thing)
Predicate: What the subject is doing
In your review packet, you read the story Snow White. What was the problem in the story Snow White?
The mean lady wanted Snow White dead because she was jealous of her.
The mean lady hired a hunter to kill Snow White because she didn't like her.
Read the text, then answer the question using R.A.C.E
Cats love catnip. One day a cat was walking down the street and found a bag of catnip. The cat happily tore open the bag, and ate it ALL. After eating it, the cat went wild. Running around town, breaking into restaurants. Wow, cats really do love catnip.
What did the cat find on the street?
(Restate) The cat found (Answer) catnip on the street. (Cite) According to the text, "One day a cat was walking down the street and found a bag of catnip."(Explain) The cat found catnip, and went crazy.
What is the equator?
an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
In class we read a story about Storm Shelters. We identified the main idea, and supporting details. Provide two supporting details about why storm shelters are important.
- Storm shelters have very strong concrete walls
- Some storm shelters can hold up to 8 people
- The door of the shelter normally faces away from storms
Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence
My favorite thing to watch is Star Wars
Subject: My
Predicate: favorite thing to watch is Star Wars
What must be included in a summary? Remember our simple summary practice
Title, Somebody (Character(s), Wanted (what does the main character want?), But (problem), So (how does the character try to fix the problem), and Then (how does the story end?)
In your review packet, you answered a question about The Lion and the Mouse using R.A.C.E. What was the answer (In R.A.C.E) to the following question:
What did the mouse say to the lion when he tried to kill him?
(Restate) The mouse told the lion (Answer) that if the lion let him live he would help him one day. (Cite) The text says, “I promise you; I will be of great help to you someday if you let me live.” (Explain) In the end, the mouse ended up saving the lion.
What is Miss. Robinson's favorite color?
TRICK QUESTION: She doesn't have a favorite color (hehe)