What is the question asking when it says:

What is the CENTRAL IDEA the author is CONVEYING in the text? 

• What is the text mostly about?  When choosing your answer, make sure all of the paragraphs or all of the sections are about that. 

• They're asking for character POV.

• Supporting details and inference about the text.

• None of these.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What should you do when you see a question like this:

What does the word ______mean in paragraph ___?

• Include details about the main idea in the text.

• Give the exact definition of the word.

• Use context clues to find out exactly what the word means in that specific part of the text. 

• None of these.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What should you look for when asked:

Which detail SUPPORTS the CENTRAL IDEA of the text? 

• Find the name of the author and explain their background.

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  Find a sentence that summarizes the text and tells what the WHOLE text is mostly about.

  
  

• Find a word you aren't familiar with and use inferencing skills to guess the meaning.

• None of these.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the following question asking?

What is the IMPACT of the author’s use of ________in paragraph ___?

• What do those particular words tell the reader?  What information do they give? Or, what type of feeling do they make the reader feel?

• What is the central idea of the paragraph?

• None of these.

• What is the main claim in this text?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What information is this question asking for?

What was the AUTHOR's PURPOSE for writing this text?

• Why did the author make this claim? Give supporting details.

• None of these.

• Explain what certain words mean and the impact they have on the text.

• Did the author write the text to inform (give facts on a topic - non-fiction), persuade (talk you into something), or entertain (just for fun, makes you laugh, cry, or feel some strong emotion)?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is this question asking?

Which statement SUMMARIZES this text?

• Give the definitions of the words you know.

• Which sentence tells what the text is MOSTLY about (the WHOLE text)?

• None of these.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is this question asking for?

Which THEME is found in this selection?

• What is the lesson/moral of the text?

• What is the author's background?

• Describe the setting in which this takes place.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

If you are asked:

What is the EFFECT of using the word ______instead of the word ______in paragraph ____? 

What is this question asking?

• Define each word and why the author chose that word.

• State the central claim.

• How does the word that is used make you feel or think?  How does it make more sense than the other word? 

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

If you are asked:

Which sentence contributes to the DEVELOPMENT of the setting?

What should you look for to answer?

• Which sentence tells something about where and when the story takes place?  Does the setting (where and when) change?

• Describe the setting in detail.

• Explain the author's claim and the central idea.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is this question asking?

How do paragraphs _____ contribute to the plot?

• Predict what will happen in the story.

• What do those paragraphs tell the reader about what happened in the text?

• What other information is needed to help the reader understand the plot?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1