TEKS.ELA.3.9D

Jon held the ball in his hands.  He bounced it slowly on the ground.  Once. Twice. He crouched low and then jumped.  The ball flew into the air.  Up, up, up, it went.  Then down, down, into the basket.  “Yes!” he yelled.  “Nothing but net!”
What is the main idea?

• How to throw a basketball.
• Jon could jump.
• Jon liked basketball.
• Jon makes a basket.

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TEKS.ELA.6.5G

TEKS.ELA.3.9D

Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

• There are many landfills available for waste.
• Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.
• Clean jars before recycling them.
• Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.

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TEKS.ELA.4.7C

TEKS.ELA.4.6G

TEKS.ELA.5.6G

TEKS.ELA.3.9D

A type of text that provides facts about many different topics. They are meant to “inform” the reader.

• Fantasy 
• Persuasive Writing 
• Biography 
• Informational Text 

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TEKS.ELA.3.9D

Where do you find the table of contents?

• In the middle of the book
• At the end of the book
• After the index
• In the beginning of the book

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TEKS.ELA.3.9D

Where in the text can you sometimes find the main idea?

• Beginning/end
• Middle 

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TEKS.ELA.3.9D

Choose the clue words that indicate compare and contrast.

• therefore, cause, effect, consequently
• first, second, thirds, fourth
• similar, different, both, on the other hand
• possibility, struggle, hope, problem

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TEKS.ELA.3.9D

Name the red part of the sentence.
There was a car accident on the highway, so we arrived late to school.

• Cause
• Effect

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TEKS.ELA.3.9D

The way an author ORGANIZES text

-ex. sequence

-ex. main idea followed by details

-ex. compare/contrast

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

• Author's Organization/Text Structure

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TEKS.ELA.4.9D

TEKS.ELA.3.9D

Things that SUPPORT or tell more about the main idea

• Author's Organization

• Characters

• Details

• Summary

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TEKS.ELA.4.7C

TEKS.ELA.4.6G

TEKS.ELA.3.9D

The text structure of ______________ is text that tells what happened and why it happened.

• description

• chronological order

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

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TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.3.9D