Central Idea and Supporting Details
"Dogs need exercise every day. They should walk for at least 30 minutes. Playing fetch is also good exercise." - The sentence that tells the MAIN topic of this passage.
Dogs need exercise every day"
This text feature shows a picture with words underneath that explain what the picture is about.
What is a caption?
If you are NOT happy, you are this word that starts with "un."
Unhappy
"How to Make a Paper Airplane: First, fold the paper in half. Next, fold the corners down. Then, fold the wings." The author wrote this to do this.
Inform
In the sentence "The dog runs fast," this word is the noun.
dog
"Butterflies are amazing insects. They start as caterpillars, then form a cocoon, and finally emerge as beautiful butterflies." - This sentence gives a DETAIL about how butterflies change.
What is "They start as caterpillars, then form a cocoon, and finally emerge as beautiful butterflies"?
"The immeasurable elephant walked slowly." The elephant could not fit behind the trees to get any shade from the extreme heat of the Amazon Desert. The word "immeasurable" means...
The word "immeasurable" means very big. You can tell because elephants are known to be very large animals. This is called using these to figure out word meanings.
This prefix means "again" and you use it when you want to DO something again, like "___write" your paper.
"re" (rewrite)?
"Buy Super Clean Soap! It will make your hands the cleanest they've ever been! Don't wait - buy it today!" The author's purpose is to do this.
Persuade
In the sentence "The red car drives slowly," this word is the verb.
drives
"Reading books helps your brain grow stronger. When you read, you learn new words. You also learn about different places and people. Reading makes you smarter." - This is the CENTRAL IDEA of the passage.
What is "Reading books helps your brain grow stronger" (or "Reading makes you smarter")?
This text feature shows the locations of places like countries, states, or cities.
What is a map?
When something is NOT fiction, it is ___fiction. This prefix means "not."
What is "non" (nonfiction)?
"Once upon a time, a silly dragon couldn't breathe fire. Instead, he sneezed bubbles everywhere!" The author wrote this to do this.
Entertain
In the sentence "The beautiful flower smells sweet," these words are adjectives.
beautiful and sweet
"Pizza is the best food ever. It has delicious cheese that melts in your mouth. The crust is crispy and perfect. You can add any toppings you want." - These sentences are SUPPORTING DETAILS for the main idea.
What are "It has delicious cheese," "The crust is crispy," and "You can add any toppings"?
When you don't know what a word means, you can look it up in this text feature that lists words and their definitions in alphabetical order
What is a glossary?
Before you cook dinner, you ___heat the oven. This prefix means "before."
What is "pre" (preheat)?
"Recycling helps save our planet. When you recycle, you reduce waste and protect the environment." This is the author's purpose.
Persuade
Adjective
"School libraries are important places. Students can borrow books to read at home. Librarians help students find information for projects. Libraries also have computers for research." - The CENTRAL
What is "School libraries are important places" (central idea) and "Students can borrow books" (or other
Double Points!!!!
These text features help organize information?
Text Feature that shows a drawing with labels based on the text.
heading
diagram
Double Pointer!
If you need to tie your shoes again, you ___tie them. If your room is not organized, it is ___organized. If you want to see a movie before it comes out, you go to a ___view.
What are "retie," "unorganized," and "preview"?
These are the three main reasons why authors write.
Explain each part of PIE.
Inform-teach
persuade-convince you
entertain- make you laugh or enjoy it
Double Pointer!
In the sentence "Three happy children played loudly in the big park," name one noun, one verb, and one adjective.
children and park - noun
played- verb
happy, big, three- adjectives