Ringing in the New Year: A3000

​"Ringing in the New Year"
Article on Achieve 3000​
Learning Targets:
I can identify the main idea in a text to write an accurate summary.
I can contrast key details in an informational text to understand how ideas are related.

By Brendan Mccann

I can determine the main idea!

• Step 1: Find the topic (New Years)

• Step 2: Read the title (Ringing in the New Year)

• Step 3: Figure out what it means (look in Paragraph 1, Sentence 1).

Multiple Choice

The article talks mainly about __________.

• how people around the world attempt to prevent bad luck

• locations that celebrate New Year's during the summer

• how traditions across many cultures advance healthiness

• assorted New Year's traditions from around the world

​I can contrast key details in a text!

-Step 1: Refer back to the text.
-Step 2: Look for keywords in the question to help you know where to look (Key words: Ireland and Greece).
-Step 3: See if you can find a difference that matches one of the answer choices.

Multiple Choice

Think about the article. In what way are the New Year's traditions in Ireland and in Greece different?

• In Ireland people jump into frigid seas, but in Greece people clean their homes.

• In Ireland people hang onions on their doors, but in Greece people bang bread on their walls.

• In Ireland people bang bread on their walls, but in Greece people hang onions on their doors.

• In Ireland people clean their homes, but in Greece people jump into frigid seas.

Multiple Choice

DID YOU GET IT WRONG?? LOOK BACK IN THE TEXT THIS TIME: PARAGRAPHS 6 AND 77777777!

Think about the article. In what way are the New Year's traditions in Ireland and in Greece different?

• In Ireland people jump into frigid seas, but in Greece people clean their homes.

• In Ireland people hang onions on their doors, but in Greece people bang bread on their walls.

• In Ireland people bang bread on their walls, but in Greece people hang onions on their doors.

• In Ireland people clean their homes, but in Greece people jump into frigid seas.