Central Idea
The ________ takeaway from the text
What is main?
The reason why the author is writing.
What is the author's purpose?
When two or more words end in similar sounds
What is rhyming?
A statement that shows the author's message of the text, usually written like a life lesson.
What is a theme statement?
True or False: Central ideas are one sentence long.
What is true?
What is the author's purpose? (to inform, to persuade, to entertain)
A short story about a princess
What is to entertain?
A drawn out line with lots of heavy emotion
What is a long line?
True or False: A theme statement mentions specific characters and events from the text.
What is false?
Which text is this central idea from?
Horses are friendly and helpful animals that can help us both physically and emotionally.
What is Horses As Healers Around the World?
What is the author's purpose? (to inform, to persuade, to entertain)
An article about global warming
What is to inform?
A punctuation mark that ends the line in a full stop
What is a period?
True or False: A theme statement for "My Life in Dog Years" is family.
What is false?
Write a central idea for "Reading Buddies".
What is "Dogs can help humans feel more comfortable reading"?
What is the author's purpose? (to inform, to persuade, to entertain)
A beauty influencer reviewing a new eyeshadow
What is to persuade?
A thought/idea that continues into the next line
What is an enjambed line?
Which story does this theme statement belong to?
True love always prevails through obstacles.
What is The Tale of the Hummingbird?