Main Idea part 1

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Mr. Rivera used an error word, chopps, in sentence 23. What is the best way to replace chopps?

23. Yesterday, the karate instructor ​ ​

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the wood plank with his bare hand.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences.

Mrs. Beast really likes to play with trains. Her father is an Engineer.

What change should be made?

• Change Mrs. Beast to mrs. beast

• Change play to plays

• Change Engineer to engineer

• No change Sir

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences.

Mrs. Beast tore, dropped, and lost her train. These behaviors is unacceptable by her father.

What change should be made?

• Change tore to will tear

• Change is to are

• Change father to Father

• No change Sir

Open Ended

These sentences have repeated information. What is the best way to combine these sentences?

I like to play soccer, i like to play volleyball. I like to play football.

Main Idea

• We will know the difference between topic and main idea

• We will match key details to the main idea of a text.

Poll

Be honest, how do you feel about finding the main idea?

• What's main idea Mister?

• I kinda get it.

• I do get!

• I could teach someone about it!

​Topic vs. Main Idea

Topic...

​tells what it is about

​is just one or two words

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​The topic of this picture is:

​pizza

​Topic vs. Main Idea

Main idea​

• tells information mostly about the topic to

• ​is a whole statement or sentence.

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The main idea of this picture is:​

​The pizza is one of the most popular foods by the group.

The Main idea is what the

passage is mostly about.

Multiple Choice

The main idea is what the text is ____ about.

• Partly

• Mostly

Multiple Choice

The Central/Main idea is...

• The order in which events happen in a story.

• A series of important details identified in a nonfiction text.

• The message or life lesson that the author wants us to take away from a fictional story.

• A statement that what a text is mainly/mostly about.

Supporting Details Definition 

Details provide information to prove the main idea. 

Multiple Choice

A key detail is...

• A life lesson that the author is trying to communicate to us.

• An important point in the text that might be used to prove the point.

• Reveals the main characters in the story.

• Is the main point the author is trying to make about the topic.

Topic vs. Main Idea

You know that butterflies are insects that glide through the air on colorful wings. Did you know there are different butterflies who are masters of disguise? For example, the viceroy butterfly has evolved to look almost exactly like the monarch, a poisonous butterfly that predators know to avoid. Though the viceroy itself is not poisonous, birds and other predators steer clear, mistaking it for the monarch. Another master of disguise is the buckeye butterfly. The buckeye sports “eyespots,” target-shaped spots resembling eyes, on the tips of its wings. Predators will aim for an eyespot, believing it to be the head of the buckeye, but will instead end up with just a wing tip, allowing the buckeye to escape.

Draw

Main Idea: Frogs are amazing jumpers. What supporting detail would go with this main idea?

Multiple Choice

Main Idea:
Octopuses have many different ways to hide themselves from predators.

What supporting detail would go with this main idea?

• Octopuses have two eyes and four pairs of arms.

• Octopuses like to live in coral reefs.

• Octopuses use camouflage to disguise themselves.

• Octopuses move about by crawling or swimming.

Multiple Choice

Main Idea:
Chocolate is a very popular gift to give during the holidays.

What supporting detail would go with this main idea?

• On Valentine’s Day, heart shaped boxes filled with chocolate are given to loved ones.

• Hot chocolate is made with warm chocolate and milk.

• Most of the world’s cocoa beans come from Africa.

• Chocolate is a popular flavor of ice cream.

Multiple Choice

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

The surprising story behind one of America's favorite snacks.

by Talia Cowen​

​The history of pop!

​This content belongs to Storyworks Magazine

Picture this: It’s almost 7,000 years ago in South America. A woman is cooking over a hot fire. All of a sudden, a noise fills the air. 

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Pop! Pop! POP!

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Recognize that sound? It’s popcorn!

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A Long History

Popcorn is made from dried corn seeds, called kernels. Thousands of years ago, corn was an important plant in the Americas. Native people, like the Muscogee and the Maya, used corn during special celebrations and in everyday life. Shoes and toys were made from its leaves. And people heated up the kernels to make a snack called popcorn.  

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In the 1400s, people from Europe came to the Americas. They’d never seen corn before. They soon learned that it was easy to grow and healthy to eat. Europeans began cooking popcorn too. They served it with milk and sugar as a tasty breakfast treat! 

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A Buttery Snack

In 1885, popcorn turned into the popular snack we love today. How? With a popcorn machine! A man named Charles Cretors invented a machine that could pop kernels quickly and easily. It cooked the kernels in salt and butter. YUM! People went wild for the tasty new recipe. Popcorn was soon sold on street corners and at fairs and sporting events. ​

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Today, you don't need a popcorn machine. Just toss a bag into the microwave. And when you take a buttery bite, remember the thousands of years of popping that brought you this delicious treat. ​

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Open Ended

How would you define nonfiction?

Use the sentence stems below if you need help starting your sentence.

I would define nonfiction as

Nonfiction is writing that is

I would define nonfiction writing as

Multiple Choice

After reading the article, The History of Pop, what is the main idea/topic of the article?

• Corn kernels

• Popcorn has many uses through history and today.

• History of snacks

• Corn makes a popping sound when the kernel is heated up.

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the section A Buttery Snack support the key idea that a machine led to the creation of the buttery snack called popcorn.

• Today, you don't need a popcorn machine.

• YUM!

• Just toss a bag into a microwave.

• A man named Charles Cretors invented a machine that could pop kernels quickly and easily.

Multiple Choice

According to the article, The History of Pop, what is popcorn made out of?

• the roots of the corn

• the leaves of the corn

• dried corn seeds

• the husk of the corn

Multiple Choice

What's another name for the dried corn seeds?

• husks

• kernels

• corn

Multiple Choice

PART A: How did the Native Americans use corn, before it became a popular snack?

• Native Americans used corn to make shoes and toys.

• Native Americans used corn as decorations for their homes.

• Native Americans served it with milk and sugar for a breakfast treat.

Multiple Choice

PART B: Which sentence from the paragraph below, supports your answer to Part A?

Popcorn is made from dried corn seeds, called kernels. Thousands of years ago, corn was an important plant in the Americas. Native people, like the Muscogee and the Maya, used corn during special celebrations and in everyday life. Shoes and toys were made from its leaves. And people heated up the kernels to make a snack called popcorn.  

• Popcorn is made from dried corns,

• Native people, like the Muscogee and the Maya, used corn during special celebrations and in everyday life.

• And people heated up the kernals

Poll

Be honest, how do you feel about finding the main idea?

• What's main idea Mister?

• I kinda get it.

• I do get!

• I could teach someone about it!