Bellringer 1/10/24

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.

• You should do good things for others.

• We are not always happy.

• Sometimes people feel sad.

• There are many ways to make yourself feel better.

 

Supporting Details are...

The main point or most important idea that the writer is communicating

• OPINION BASED evidence

• The key points, examples, evidence to support or elaborate on the main idea.

• A summary of a text  that only includes factual information.

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

• What is one important detail?

• Who is the main character?

• What is the main event?

• What point about the topic is the author trying to make?

Determine the Central Idea of the following passage

Blooms in Death Valley

In March 2016, Death Valley National Park in California experienced a rare occurrence: thousands of yellow wildflowers covered the region in a "super bloom." Why was this unusual? Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in North America. The area's average yearly precipitation is just two inches, making it a challenging place for flowers to grow. However, in October 2015, the valley had received more than three inches of rain in some areas. As a result of the unusually wet season, wildflower seeds that had been lying dormant underground suddenly began to grow, producing an abundance of golden blooms.

• Because of the hot, dry conditions in Death Valley, it is difficult for flowers to grow there.

• Because of an unusual amount of rain, thousands of wildflowers grew in Death Valley in 2016.

What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

• Title

• Pictures

• Headings

• All of these.

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

• that you can cite evidence from the text.

• that you understand the text.

• that you like what you are reading.

• that you know how to write.

What is the central idea?

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.

• Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

• Soccer players learn how to control the ball so they can score.

• Soccer players learn how to dribble.

What is another word for SUPPORTING DETAILS used to

identify the CENTRAL IDEA of a text?

• Conflict

• Topic

• Text Evidence

• Text Features

The central idea of nonfiction text is __________________

• one word.

• what the text is mostly about.

• the meaning of an unknown word.

The CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text needs to always be supported with...

• The reader's opinion

• Author's who are reliable

• Supporting Details

• Concluding sentences