Main Topic
What the text is mostly about
What is the main topic?
The reason something happens
What is cause?
What is a noun?
A clue the author gives the reader about what the words in the text means
What is a context clue?
The subject that Mr. Hawkins teaches
What is ELA?
Most important parts of a story. These help to support the main message.
What are key details?
To happen as a result
What is effect?
We use this punctuation mark to ask a question
What is a question mark?
A word with the similar meaning as another word
What is a synonym?
The two things Mr. Hawkins always asks for
True or False: Main topic can be found in both nonfictional and fictional texts
What is true?
You break your arm and the doctor gives you a cast.
Name the cause.
What is you break your arm?
The order in which events in a text happen (first, second, third...)
What is sequence?
A word that means the opposite as another word
What is an antonym?
Mr. Hawkins' favorite drink
What is coffee?
Cats are very good good pets for several reasons. They are naturally good caregivers because they take care of kittens so they want to take care of their owners as well. Cats are quite clean and if you train them to use a litter box, they require almost no cleanup in their areas.
Name the main topic.
What is Cats are very good pets?
She forgot to water her plants, so they all died.
Name the effect.
What is the plants all died?
When facts are directly stated in the text
What is explicitly stated?
The wealthy man gave money to the poor children.
Name a synonym for the word wealthy.
What is rich?
The kind of pet Mr. Hawkins has
What is a dog/pitbull?
Cats are very good good pets for several reasons. They are naturally good caregivers because they take care of kittens so they want to take care of their owners as well. Cats are quite clean and if you train them to use a litter box, they require almost no cleanup in their areas.
Name a supporting detail.
What is cats are naturally good caregivers (take care of kittens)/cats are clean (they leave no mess).
Written to show how events are connected or related to each other
What is cause and effect?
To take what we already know (our schema), plus text evidence, to understand what is happening without having to be explicitly told
What is inference?
Brad was lethargic and didn't have the energy to get out of bed.
Name a synonym for lethargic.
What is tired?
The name of Mr. Hawkins' dog
What is Arlo?