Central Idea
What paragraphs should you look at when deciding central idea?
What is author's claim?
What the author thinks is true or correct.
What are the three types of purposes?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
How many text structures are there?
3
How many sentences might a summary have?
1-3
What should you pay close attention to when finding the central idea?
Text Features
How many pieces of evidence should you have?
2
What food can you think of when thinking of Author's Purpose?
Pie
What does it mean if I compare and contrast something?
A summary is written in whose words?
The readers words.
What is central idea like?
A pizza
What question type might you see for author's claim?
Part A/B
What is an example of a text where I would be informed?
Animal book, biographies, etc
What does Chronology mean?
Time order.
First, then, next, last
Tells only the important ______?
parts
What should you look for?
Keywords
What is an author's claim based on?
Author's opinion or facts
What text might an author use to persuade me?
Newspaper, Magazine, etc
What is the meaning of cause and effect?
Why and What
What is a summary?
Tells only the important parts, written in readers words and is short and focused.
What do we mean by central idea?
What the story is mostly about
Is the author's claim based on your opinion?
No
What text might an author entertain me with?
Commercial, Cartoon, etc
What is the text structure of this text?
Miss Miller will say!
What are two things you might include in a summary?
characters, setting, plot, theme, keywords, central idea