Main Idea
The "big picture" or the most important point an author makes about a topic.
What is the main idea
An organizational structure that explains how two or more thins are alike and different.
What is compare and contrast?
These are found in non-fiction text to help the reader locate information quickly.
What are text features?
The narrator is a character in the story and uses "I' "me" "my"
What is the first-person point of view?
Using words surrounding an unknown word to figure out its meaning
What are context clues?
Sentences that provide evidence, examples, or information to support the main idea.
What are supporting details?
A structure that explains why something happened and what happened.
What is cause and effect?
A list of chapters or sections found at the beginning of a book.
What is the table of contents?
The narrator is not a character but tells what one character is thinking/feeling
What is third person point of view?
What does fatigued mean?
Tired
If a paragraph describes the importance of recycling, what is the main idea?
Recycling helps protect the environment
Signal words like "first," "next," "finally," and "then" indicate this structure.
What is chronological order (sequence)?
A picture that shows the location of a place, such as a country or city.
What is a map?
"I ran to the court and grabbed the ball."
What point of view is this?
First person
A synonym clue helps you by providing what type of word?
A word that means the same thing.
To find the main idea, where should you look?
The title, headings, and the first and last sentences of a paragraph
What is problem and solution?
A short description under a photograph that explains what is in the picture?
What is a caption?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
An antonym clue helps you by providing what type of word?
A word that means the opposite
Paragraph: Basketball requires teamwork, practice, and communication. Players must work together to win games.
Question: What is the main idea?
Basketball requires teamwork and cooperation to succeed
Paragraph: First, the team warmed up. Next, they practiced drills. Finally, they scrimmaged.
What structure is used?
Chronological order (sequence)
Defines technical terms found in the text, usually found at the back of the book.
What is a glossary?
Passage: At first, Maria thought basketball was boring. After joining the team, she loved it.
How does her perspective change?
She changed from disliking basketball to enjoying it.
The arena was enormous.
Replace "enormous" with a synonym
Huge, big, gigantic