TEKS.ELA.3.9D

This is an example of a ___________?

• Index
• Table of contents
• Chart/Graph
• Caption

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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.
What is the main idea?

• They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
• Soccer players learn how to dribble.
• They learn how to work together as teammates.
• Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

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TEKS.ELA.3.6G

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What is the purpose of these subheadings?

• To help the reader understand the author’s opinion 
• To help the reader visualize the information 
• To help the reader find the main ideas in each section
  
• To help the reader place events in order 

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TEKS.ELA.3.10B

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Great waves that sweep in from the ocean are known as tidal waves.  Actually a tidal wave has nothing to do with the tides.  It is caused by an undersea earthquake called a seaquake, or by storms far out to sea.  A tidal wave may rise over fifty feet high.  What is the main idea?

• How high tidal waves may be
• How to start a tidal wave
• What tidal waves are like

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The purpose of graphics (such as graphs, tables, pictures, or maps) is to 

• Help the reader visualize important information 
• Describe what is found in a photo or illustration 
• Separate text into sections based on main ideas 
• Show information that occurs in a certain order 

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The dark word "boldface" stands out and is called what text feature?

• a keyword
• a caption
• a subheading
• a heading

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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.
What is the main idea?

• They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
• Soccer players learn how to dribble.
• They learn how to work together as teammates.
• Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

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TEKS.ELA.3.6G

What questions does the  organizational text structure Cause and Effect answer?

• Why did something happen?  What were the results of it happening?
• What steps are listed?  Do the steps have to happen in a particular order?
• What is being described?  What does it look like?  How is it being described?
• How are the two things alike?  How are they different?  What do they have in common?

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This type of structure tells about something. You may see words such as characteristics are or for example.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

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In this type of writing, the reader will see words/phrases such as because, as a result of, and due to.

• cause & effect

• problem & solution

• chronological order

• compare & contrast

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