Central Idea/ Summary
Characters
Word Detective
Text Features
Authors Purpose
100
What is the Central idea?
What the story or text is mostly about.
100
What is a character trait?
50 Bonus points if you give 2 examples.
Describing what a character is like.
100
"The soup was steaming and very hot."
What does steaming mean?
Very hot, steam was coming off.
100
What Text feature tells us what a picture is about?
The caption.
100
What does P.I.E, stand for when reading a story.
I means the story will either
P= persuade the reader.
I- Inform the reader
E. Entertain the reader.
200
What a summary of a story/text?
Most important parts of a story.
200
How a charter feels and thinks about something called _____?
Point of view
200
"The old house was ancient. It had been built more than 200 years ago."
What does ancient mean?
Very old
200
Where would you look quickly to find the correct page number.
Table of content.
200
What part of P.I.E is this?
"Try the new super crunch cereal! It's the best breakfast ever!"
P. It is to persuade the reader to eat this cereal.
300
Cats sleep many hours each day, The rest of the day they save their energy for hunting and playing?
Whats the Central idea?
Cats sleep a lot.
300
A character hides during a thunderstorm, what can we infer that the character feels?
The character is feeling afraid/scared.
300
"The baby wailed, crying loudly and nonstop."
What does wailed mean?
Baby was crying loudly.
300
A heading helps the reader do what?
Tells us what the section will be about.
300
What part of P.I.E is this?
A book explains tornadoes.
I. The book is there to inform the reader about Tornado.
400
What makes a good summary?
A. Every small detail from the story.
B. The most important parts in a few sentence.
B. The most important parts in a few sentence.
400
Whats a physical Characters trait?
Whats a personality trait?
physical Traits: Tall, short, hair color....
personality trait: Kind, brave, careful, honest
400
Aquarium, aquatic, aqueduct. What does the root word Aqua mean?
Aqua is the root word for water.
400
Why does the author include diagrams and charts.
To hep explain information.
400
What part of P.I.E is this?
A story written to make you laugh.
E. This story is meant for your entertainment.
500
What sentence is a supporting detail?
A. Dolphins are interesting animals.
B. Dolphins communicate using clicks and whistles.
B. Dolphins communicate using clicks and whistles.
Remember details are specific.
500
At the start of the story, DJ refuses to try the science project. At the end, he proudly shows his project to the class.
What happened to DJ?
Dj grew throughout the story. That's character development.
500
The root port means carry.
What does the word portable mean?
Something you can carry.
500
Why Are some words bolded in our text books?
They are important and the author has the definition off to the side.
500
What part of P.I.E is this?
A poster saying "Recycling to help the earth is good!"
P. It is to persuade the reader to recycle.