Main Idea Review + Text Features

What is the main idea?

• It is how the author feels about what they are writing.

• It is what the passage is mostly about.

• It is the sequence of the story.

• It is the extra parts in a nonfiction text that give us more information.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!
What is the main idea?

• Sometimes people feel sad.
• You should do good things for others.
• We're not always happy.
• There are many ways to make yourself feel better. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.
 What is the main idea?

• Floods can cause a lot of damage.
• Floods cause mudslides.
• Floods damage houses and roads. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.
• Soccer is a worldwide sport.
• Soccer is also called football.
• Soccer is played by men and women.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Sharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime. Sharks have teeth arranged in rows inside their mouths. These teeth do not have roots like human teeth do, so they fall out easily. When a shark takes a powerful bite into its food, several teeth are lost. When these teeth are lost, new ones push forward from the back rows to replace them. Luckily, sharks continually grow new teeth to replace the thousands they lose.

What's the main idea?

• What shark teeth look like

• Sharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.

• Sharks are carnivorous predators.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

It's important to keep your teeth happy. You should always brush your teeth twice a day. Make sure you floss your teeth every time you brush and after you eat. Avoid eating anything that sticks to your teeth, like candy and syrup. Eat vegetables and fruits that don't cause cavities.

What is the main idea?

• Keep your teeth healthy.

• Brush your teeth twice a day.

• Avoid eating candy and syrup.

• Eat more vegetables.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What are text features?

• Doodles the author had to put in.

• Information to throw the reader off-track.

• Additional parts of a nonfiction text.

• Extra information not important enough to write a whole paragraph about.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

How are text features used? Choose TWO!

• To make the information less boring.

• To help you better understand the information you read.

• To give you more information beyond the text.

• To show it's easier to read the features than the whole book.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

True/False: We should ALWAYS look at the text features.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What text feature is this?

• Illustrations and photographs

• Captions

• Labels

• Chart

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5