Main Idea

When reading fiction we must think about the PLOT. What is the plot of a story? 

• Characters in a story
• The problem 
• The solution
• All the events that make up a story

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CCSS.RL.3.1

When choosing a summary you must include- 

• The characters and their problems 
• All the little details from B,M,E
• The most important events from B, M, E 
• Your favorite part of the story

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Synonyms are words that -

• have the same meaning 
• have opposite meaning 
• sound the same with different meaning 
• sound the same with different spelling 

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.6.5C

The prefix un- (as in unlikely) 

• able to do
• full of something 
• not 
• before 

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

The prefix re (as in reread) -

• before 
• again 
• not 
• able to do 

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

The prefix re (as in reread) -

• before 
• again 
• not 
• able to do 

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

The suffix -ful (as in colorful) 

• full of something 
• able to do 
• without having 
• having little of 

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CCSS.RF.3.3A

Headings are used to- 

• identify the main idea of a selection
• tell about the photograph 
• explain how to do something 
• describe what it looks like 

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.5

Captions are used to- 

• explain the main idea 
• describe the selection 
• describe the author's purpose 
• explain the photograph

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.7

Lines in poetry are like- 

• sentences 
• paragraphs 
• the whole poem 
• the poet 

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.5