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Recalling Details
Retelling
Main Idea
Cause and Effect
Fact and Opinion
100
To recall details about characters, ask yourself...
WHO is the selection about?
100
A retelling is...
A retelling is a summary, or short statement, of the most important things that happen.
100
What is a main idea?
A main idea is the overall point, it can be summed up in a sentence.
100
Define cause.
Cause: event or action that makes something happen
100
What is a fact?
A fact is information that can be proven to be true or false.
200
To recall details about setting, ask yourself...
WHERE and WHEN does the selection take place?
200
Your retelling should include the name...
Your retelling should include the name of the originial story.
200
The main idea can sometimes be found...
In the first sentence, middle, or last sentence. Sometimes you need to come up with your own.
200
Define effect.
Effect: what happens as a result of the event or action
200
What is an opinion?
An opinion is a personal statement of what one believes about a subject.
300
To recall details about plot, ask yourself...
WHAT happens in the selection?
300
Your retelling should include the most important...
Your retelling should include the most important characters, ideas, and events in the story.
300
Writers use details to...
Writers use details to support or clarify the main idea.
300
Identify the cause and the effect: Tim forgot his math book so he was unable to complete his homework.
Cause: Tim forgot his math book. Effect: He was unable to complete his homework.
300
Fact or opinion? January birthdays are the best.
Opinion
400
To recall details about causes or reasons, ask yourself...
WHY do the people act the way they do? WHY do the events happen?
400
Your retelling should include details about...
Your retelling should include details about the characters, ideas, and events.
400
When it snows outside, you can make snow angels. You can also go sledding, which is a lot of fun. You can slide on the ice. You can make snowballs. There are a lot of fun things to do when it snows. The main idea is...
The main idea is: There are a lot of fun things to do when it snows.
400
Identify the cause and the effect. The children were late to school because their alarm did not go off this morning.
Cause: Their alarm did not go off this morning. Effect: The children were late to school.
400
Fact or opinion? A grapefruit is larger than a clementine.
Fact.
500
To recall details about the end result, ask yourself...
HOW do the events turn out?
500
Your retelling should include the ....., if there is one.
Your retelling should include the message or lesson, if there is one.
500
Most of the world's volcanoes are part of "The Ring of Fire." This is a ring of volcanoes that form a circle around the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of volcanoes make up "The Ring of Fire." These volcanoes formed the sea floor and many underwater mountains. The main idea is...
The main idea is: Most of the world's volcanoes are part of "The Ring of Fire."
500
Does the cause appear in the beginning or end of a sentence?
Either / Both
500
Fact or opinion? Mr. Joyal is the strictest vice principal.
Opinion.