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Central Idea
Comprehension
Making Inferences
Comprehension
Theme
100
The definition of central idea
The focus of a text or what a text is mostly about.
100
Who is Junior?
What is a young Indian boy in our class novel, "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian."
100
Make an inference about Where this is: I sat in my seat excitedly watching the man swing from pole to pole. Far under him 2 elephants carried ladies with feathers in their hair. I ate my popcorn as I watched 8 clowns pile out of a tiny car.
What is the circus?
100
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Why does Mr. P. forgive Junior for hitting him with the Geometry book? What does that tell you about Mr. P.?
ANSWERS MAY VARY
100
The definition of theme.
The theme of a story is the lesson or moral that applies to the real world.
200
Central Idea is found primarily in what genre of text?
What is non-fiction?
200
What major obstacle did Junior encounter as an infant?
What is he was born with "water on the brain."
200
Make an inference about who this person? Today has been very busy. I replaced a knee and set a broken arm into a cast. Now, I am examining a patient with a sore leg. He may need some medicine. Later, I take off my white coat and stethoscope and relax.
Who is a doctor?
200
Mr. P. explains that he and the other white people on the reservation deserve to be punished for what they have done to Indians. What does Mr. P. mean when he says, "All the Indians should get smashed in the face, too (p.42)"
According to Mr. P., they allowed bad things to happen to them.
200
What does the phrase, "Theme is implied" mean?
You have to use evidence from the text or context clues to find the answer (read between the lines).
300
How do you find the central idea of an entire selection?
Find the main idea of each paragraph or section of an article and then figure out the topic that each main idea discusses.
300
Why did Junior hit Mr. P. with the geometry book?
What is he was upset about receiving an outdated textbook that his mother had used 20 years earlier.
300
What is happening to Jaclyn? Jaclyn was so excited about playing Fern in Charlotte's Web! However, when she woke up, she felt weak and her nose was runny. Her forehead felt warm and she was really tired. "Uh Oh!" she thought.
What is sick?
300
Junior describes his reservation as "located approximately one million miles north of Important and two billion miles west of Happy." What does he mean by that?
No one on his reservation is either important or happy. He's isolated.
300
Theme or Nah (and WHY): Cheryl went to the store and bought some candy.
No because this is a summary and not a lesson or moral that applies to the real world.
400
Use the following main ideas to find the central idea: 1. Fetty Wap is blind in one eye, therefore his vision issues make it very dangerous for him to drive. 2. Fetty Wap is a famous rapper, and he should have hired someone to drive him around in case something happened to him. 3. Fetty Wap was driving the motorcycle at night, which is dangerous because the sun is not out.
What is: Fetty Wap should not have been driving a motorcycle.
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What is the "Black Eye of the Month Club" and why is Junior in the club?
The "Black Eye of the Month Club" includes people (so-called retards) who are beat up repeatedly at school. Junior is in that "club" because people pick on him since he's different.
400
What is the author's purpose? The platypus is a different looking animal that lives in the rivers and coastal regions of Eastern Australia. It is a furry mammal, but it lays eggs. It lives near the water and uses its webbed feet to swim. Its nose resembles a duck’s bill which helps it as it gathers food such as shrimp. When the platypus swims underwater it closes both its eyes and ears.
The Author's Purpose is to inform.
400
What is "the rez"?
What is the reservation where he and the other Indians live.
400
Theme or Nah (and WHY?): Don't judge a book by its cover.
Theme because it's a lesson that you can apply to the real world.
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: (3 minutes) Create 3 supporting details for the following central idea: Sugar Creek Charter School should have vending machines for students to use.
Give your answers to Ms. Everette.
500
Why is Junior's artwork so important to him? (Why does he draw pictures?)
"I draw because I want to talk to the world. And I want the world to pay attention to me. ... So I draw because I feel like it might be my only real chance to escape the reservation."
500
What is the author's reason for writing the following? Cell phones should not be used in public places. They annoy people who are close to the person using the cell phone. Cell phones often ring at inappropriate times. Often the person on the phone speaks too loudly. They can disrupt other people’s conversations. If people need to make phone calls in public, they should excuse themselves and go outside.
What is to persuade?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Name TWO effects of poverty that Junior experiences.
answers will vary
500
Theme or Nah (and WHY): Cheryl went to the store and bought some candy. She ate the candy very quickly before dinner because she didn't want her mother to know that she was eating candy. She became very sick with a stomachache all night, and she said to herself, "I will never eat candy this fast again."
No because this is a summary. Though it includes a lesson, it is not the lesson itself.