Review April 30, 2021

Choose ALL that apply: Which of the following are TIPS that students can follow to determine the CENTRAL IDEA of a NONFICTION text?

• Ask yourself: What is this text mostly about?

• Look for: Words, terms, and details that are repeated throughout.

• Examine clues in: The title, photographs, captions, and subheadings

• Re-read: The beginning sentences of paragraphs for ideas introduced.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Being able to identify the central idea of a text shows...

• that you can cite evidence from the text.

• that you know how to write.

• that you understand the text.

• that you like what you are reading.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a TOPIC of a NONFICTION text?

• A full summary of the text.

• The reader's opinion of the text.

• Supporting details that prove the central idea.

• The general subject (1-3 words) of the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Choose ALL that apply: What locations are the best for a reader to go back to and check to locate the CENTRAL IDEA of a passage?

• The title of a text

• The first paragraph of a text

• The last paragraph of a text

• The middle paragraphs of a text

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

These connect directly back to the central/main idea.

• Sentences

• Paragraphs

• Supporting Details

• Summaries

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A central idea can be best defined as...

• something that proves a thought or is used as evidence.

• the universal thought or idea projected in a text.

• a thought that has a detail.

• none of these.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why would you need to know what the central idea of a paragraph is?

• So you can know the author's background.

• So you could find the main idea.

• So you can find the theme

• So you can understand what the article is about.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When determining the central idea of an informational text, which of these strategies is LEAST useful?

• Read the title.

• Look for bolded words in each paragraph.

• Read the bold section headings.

• Read the introduction and conclusion.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Rank these from most broad and general to most narrow and specific in regard to information.

1. minor details

2. main idea

3. major details

4. central idea

5. topic

• 4, 5, 2, 3, 1

• 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

• 5, 4, 2, 3, 1

• 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Put the following information in this order: Topic, Central Idea, Main Idea, Major Detail, Minor Detail

1. There are ten times as many soccer players in the U.S. now as forty years ago.

2. Many young male soccer players don't want to risk the types of injuries common to football.

3. Sports.

4. Soccer's popularity in the U.S. is growing,

5. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.

• 3, 5, 4, 1, 2

• 3, 4, 5, 2, 1

• 2, 1, 4, 5, 3

• 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2