Topic and Stated Main Ideas

(1) If punishment is not chosen carefully, it can encourage—not discourage—bad behavior. (2) A teacher may believe she is punishing a six-year-old boy when she shouts, “Rob, don’t tell me you are out of your seat again. (3) You never sit still!” (4) In reality, Rob is gaining the attention he is seeking. (5) Classmates turn and notice him, and the teacher becomes totally preoccupied with his problem. (6) What she thought was a punishment turns out to be positive reinforcement. (7) The next time Rob feels a need for attention, he will know that getting out of his seat and walking around the classroom will win the notice he wants. (8) Similarly, a hockey player put in the penalty box for a clash and fight often gets cheers from the crowd. (9) His rowdy behavior may well increase because of the attention of the crowd.

What is the topic of this paragraph?

• Effective punishment can help eliminate an undesirable behavoir

• Punishment

• If punishment is not chosen carefully, it can encourage bad behavoir.

• Bad behavoir

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

(1) If punishment is not chosen carefully, it can encourage—not discourage—bad behavior. (2) A teacher may believe she is punishing a six-year-old boy when she shouts, “Rob, don’t tell me you are out of your seat again. (3) You never sit still!” (4) In reality, Rob is gaining the attention he is seeking. (5) Classmates turn and notice him, and the teacher becomes totally preoccupied with his problem. (6) What she thought was a punishment turns out to be positive reinforcement. (7) The next time Rob feels a need for attention, he will know that getting out of his seat and walking around the classroom will win the notice he wants. (8) Similarly, a hockey player put in the penalty box for a clash and fight often gets cheers from the crowd. (9) His rowdy behavior may well increase because of the attention of the crowd.

What sentence contains the stated main idea?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 9

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

(1) Early versions of some classic fairy tales contain much more sex and violence than today’s versions. (2) One account of “Sleeping Beauty” includes rape and burning people alive. (3) In earlier versions of “Cinderella,” the stepmother cuts off parts of her daughters’ feet so that they will fit into Cinderella's shoe. (4) Later in the story, the stepsisters are punished by having their eyes pecked out by pigeons. (5) In an early “Goldilocks,” a thieving old woman, is pierced to death when the three bears throw her onto a church steeple. (6) A past version of “Little Red Riding Hood” is a tale about seduction and contains slang references to the sex organs. (7) In some early tellings of “Snow White,” the jealous queen orders that Snow White’s heart and tongue be cut out; when she receives, instead, a pig’s heart and tongue, she eats them, believing them to be Snow White’s.

What is the topic of this paragraph?

• Snow White

• Early fairytales were very graphic.

• Original fairy tales

• Fairy tales of today

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

(1) Early versions of some classic fairy tales contain much more sex and violence than today’s versions. (2) One account of “Sleeping Beauty” includes rape and burning people alive. (3) In earlier versions of “Cinderella,” the stepmother cuts off parts of her daughters’ feet so that they will fit into Cinderella's shoe. (4) Later in the story, the stepsisters are punished by having their eyes pecked out by pigeons. (5) In an early “Goldilocks,” a thieving old woman, is pierced to death when the three bears throw her onto a church steeple. (6) A past version of “Little Red Riding Hood” is a tale about seduction and contains slang references to the sex organs. (7) In some early tellings of “Snow White,” the jealous queen orders that Snow White’s heart and tongue be cut out; when she receives, instead, a pig’s heart and tongue, she eats them, believing them to be Snow White’s.

What sentence contains the stated main idea?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 7

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

(1) We are reminded over and over that men are the stronger sex. (2) Yet men are more likely than women to have a number of health problems at every age. (3) More males than females are miscarried, are stillborn, or die in their first year of life. (4) In all societies, men die earlier than women do. (5) American men are more likely than women to die from heart disease, lung disease, and cirrhosis of the liver. (6) They are more likely to suffer from stress-related diseases, such as hypertension, ulcers, and asthma. (7) They are hospitalized for mental illness more frequently. (8) Women attempt suicide more often than men, but men succeed in killing themselves three times as often (largely because they use violent means—guns rather than sleeping pills). (9)Therefore, it depends on how one measures strength to determine who really is the stronger sex.

What is the topic of this paragraph?

• Death

• Men

• Men are the stronger sex

• Gender and Strength

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

(1) We are reminded over and over that men are the stronger sex. (2) Yet men are more likely than women to have a number of health problems at every age. (3) More males than females are miscarried, are stillborn, or die in their first year of life. (4) In all societies, men die earlier than women do. (5) American men are more likely than women to die from heart disease, lung disease, and cirrhosis of the liver. (6) They are more likely to suffer from stress-related diseases, such as hypertension, ulcers, and asthma. (7) They are hospitalized for mental illness more frequently. (8) Women attempt suicide more often than men, but men succeed in killing themselves three times as often (largely because they use violent means—guns rather than sleeping pills). (9)Therefore, it depends on how one measures strength to determine who really is the stronger sex.

What sentence is the stated main idea found in?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 8

• Sentence 9

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2