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The central idea is...
what the text is mostly about
a detail from the text.
the first sentence of a paragraph.
a quote you provide from the text.
How is central idea different from theme?
Theme incudes specific names and details from the text.
Central idea includes specific names and details from the text.
The central idea tells the lesson or moral of the text.
The theme is the main topic or focus of the text.
Being able to identify the central idea of a text shows...
that you can cite evidence from the text.
that you know how to write.
that you comprehend the text.
that you like what you are reading.
popular fashion is better that uniforms
Exercise increases your energy.
Exercise is easier than it looks.
Exercise makes you live longer.
Do you ever wonder how you taste things? You owe your sense of taste to your taste buds. We have 9,000 taste buds just on the tongue alone. There are also taste buds on the roof of your mouth. You even have taste buds on the back of your throat.
What does the author want you to learn about the passage?
Why we can taste only sweet things.
that we taste through our nose
Taste buds are found in different places.
Which word correctly matches the following definition: What the text is mostly about.
Objective Summary
Supporting Details
Central Idea
Theme
Which is the correct definition for the following vocabulary word: SUPPORTING DETAILS
Based on or influenced by personal feelings
A brief statement or account of the main points of something
What or who the text is about
Details that explain the central idea
The central idea is supported by what?
What is the CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text?
What the text is MOSTLY about.
A full paragraph SUMMARY of a text.
The type of CONFLICT used throughout a text.
The meaning of an unknown word/phrase.
What is another word for SUPPORTING DETAILS used to identify the CENTRAL IDEA of a text?
Text Evidence
Type of Conflict
Climax
Context Clues
The CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text needs to always be supported with...
Supporting details
The reader's opinion
Reliable authors
Concluding sentences
Central ideas are found mostly in _______ texts.
Poetry
Informational
Fiction
Novel
Why birds can be dangerous to airplanes
How a chicken cannon checks glass
The steps to make a chicken cannon
What is the central idea of the passage?
In training to be a knight, a person was expected to study hard and learn good manners. They were taught to play musical instruments, sing, and recite poetry. They also studied reading, writing, geometry, and strategy games. Another knight would then teach the person to shoot a bow and arrow, fight with a sword, and ride a horse. To say the least, knights had a well-rounded education.
Knights learned a variety of subjects while training
Knights were not very talented individuals
Sword fighting was the most important subject a knight learned
What genre is informational text?
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Fantasy
Fiction-Non
Informational Texts tell a story
True
False
Informational texts may include fictional characters.
True
False
Informational text-
is made up
provides the reader with facts
entertains the audience
is written like a story
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