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Main Ideas & Details
Author's Purpose
Making Inferences
Summarizing
Text Structures
100

What does the topic sentence do?

Indicate main idea, tell what the paragraph or selection will be about

100
What is the author's purpose?
The main reason for writing a selection.
100

What are some things a reader should pay attention to when making inferences?

the facts, arguments, and important information within the text; their experience and knowledge relating to the information within the text

100

When summarizing, the reader should reduce the text to what?

The most important parts of the text

100

What are the five text structures?

description, sequence/chronological order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution

200

Why are supporting details important?

They prove the value of the main idea.

200

The four types of author's purpose?

What is: To Persuade To Inform To Entertain To Explain

200

When making inferences, what should readers consider from their own experiences?

what you already know

200

What should the reader try to identify in a summary?

main ideas and significant details

200
Which TS does this explain: involves similarities and differences of a topic
Compare and Contrast
300

What does "stated" or "direct" main idea mean?

The main idea is said directly in the text.

300

What is the author's perspective in nonfiction?

The author's opinion on a topic.

300

What can you infer from this passage?

When Pete got home from school, he went straight to his room and locked the door.  He did not want to see the look on his parents' face, so he stayed in his room all night.

Pete got in trouble at school or did bad on a school assignment.

300

What are the basic questions a reader should answer when summarizing?

Who, What, When, Where, Why/How

300

Which TS does this explain: shows how one event impacts or leads to another

Cause and Effect

400

What does "implied" main idea mean?

The main idea must be inferred by the reader.

400

Knowing the author's perspective can help the reader determine what?

The author's purpose for writing the text; the authors feeling about the topic

400
What can you imply about this selection: The woman waited nervously in line. When the counter was empty, she carefully unloaded her items from her cart. Lines creased her forehead as if to show the calculations ringing up in her head. Finally, the cashier began ringing up the items as the woman clutched her purse.
The woman did not have enough money.
400

What is an easy way to identify the summary of nonfiction selection?

By looking at the title

400
Which TS does this explain: presents topic, details, and characteristics
Description
500
What is the main idea of this selection? The Native Americans used the trees to build their houses. They hunted and trapped animals in the forest for food. They found roots and berries that they could eat. Some plants found in the forest were used for medicine.
Native Americans are resourceful when trying to survive.
500

The author's purpose of this passage?

You read a nonfiction book which explained the importance of focusing on the positive and not the negative things in life in order to have better mental health.

What is To Persuade?

500

DAILY DOUBLE:

What is the correct definition of NONFICTION

all types of writing which gives information – it explains, informs or persuades

500

When summarizing, it is important that your distinguish between what is __________ and what is __________.

important, not important

500
Which TS does this explain: puts events in order of occurrence
Sequence