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Definitions
Main Idea/ Supporting Detail
Compare/Contrast
Cause/Effect
Fact/Opinion
100
Opinion
What is someone's point of view about something?
100
Games: What do these words have in common? glove, pitcher, bat, home run
What is baseball?
100
To find the differences between two things.
What is contrast?
100
This is why an event happened.
What is cause?
100
You can prove this.
What is a fact?
200
Fact
What is something that can be proven?
200

These tell the reader about the main idea.

What is the supporting/key details?

200
To find out how two things are alike.
What is compare?
200
This is something that happens.
What is effect?
200
You can disagree with this.
What is an opinion?
300
Main Idea
What is the passage mostly about?
300

True or False

The main idea can only have 1 supporting detail

300

The author explains how two or more things are alike or different.

What is compare and contrast?

300

I use my umbrella so I don't get wet. What is the cause?

What is... it is raining outside?

300
A marathon is 26.2 miles.
What is a fact?
400

Effect

What is something that made an event happen as a result of a cause?

400
Home: What do these words have in common? Fruit Loops, Captain Crunch, Coco Puffs, Honey Nut Cheerios
What is cereal?
400

This is important to see what differences are like for example between two video games to see which one is the best one to buy.

What is contrast?

400
Your iPad broke so your parents bought a new iPhone for you. What is the effect?
What is I got a new iPhone?
400
Recycling is a good thing to do.
What is an opinion?
500

Supporting Detail

What is a fact or example like story evidence that tells the reader more about the main idea?

500
Where can I usually find the main idea in a passage?
Usually in the first or last sentence in the paragraph.
500

This graphic organizer with two circles is used to help compare and contrast two passages.

What is a Venn Diagram?

500
If you give a mouse a cookie, then he will want some milk. What is the cause AND effect?
The cause is when you give a mouse a cookie, the effect is that he will want some milk.
500
The cheetah is a beautiful animal. They can weigh from 110 to 140 pounds. What is the fact AND opinion?
The fact is that cheetahs can weigh from 110 to 140 pounds. The opinion is how beautiful the cheetah is.