Vocabulary
The overall subject of a text
The Topic is expressed in this many words
1 to 2
Rock climbing is more than just exercise! Not only do you feel accomplished when you get to the top, but the activity utilizes nearly every muscle in your body. It can be done on your own, with friends, and is growing in popularity around the world! Overall, rock climbing is an incredibly fun social activity that truly is more than an exercise!
What is the topic?
Rock climbing
What a text is mostly about
Main Idea
How long is a main idea in words?
1 to 2 sentences
Rock climbing is more than just exercise! Not only do you feel accomplished when you get to the top, but the activity utilizes nearly every muscle in your body. It can be done on your own, with friends, and is growing in popularity around the world! Overall, rock climbing is an incredibly fun social activity that truly is more than an exercise!
What is the main idea?
Rock climbing is a fun exercise that allows people to be social and feel accomplished
Examples provided to describe, explain, or reinforce the main idea.
Supporting Details
How long might a summary be?
1 paragraph
Rock climbing is more than just exercise! Not only do you feel accomplished when you get to the top, but the activity utilizes nearly every muscle in your body. It can be done on your own, with friends, and is growing in popularity around the world! Overall, rock climbing is an incredibly fun social activity that truly is more than an exercise!
What is a supporting detail?
but the activity utilizes nearly every muscle in your body.
It can be done on your own, with friends, and is growing in popularity around the world!
Shorten a story in your own words but only focus on the important details
Summarize
Look here, before the text starts, to infer a little more about the text to figure out the main idea
the title
Rock climbing is more than just exercise! Not only do you feel accomplished when you get to the top, but the activity utilizes nearly every muscle in your body. It can be done on your own, with friends, and is growing in popularity around the world! Overall, rock climbing is an incredibly fun social activity that truly is more than an exercise!
What would be an appropriate title for the passage?
I'll choose