Central Message Lesson or Moral

When a reader uses the strategy of looking for the advice that a wiser character gives to a struggling character they are trying to

• find the central message

• find the main character's feelings

• find a character's traits

• make an inference

When a reader

*looks for repeating words, synonyms, or asks themselves, "What is this text mostly about?"

they are

• summarizing a story

• looking for the main idea

• drawing a conclusion

• finding and opinion

The lesson, moral, or message of a story

• Central Message

• Sequence

• Main Idea

• Infer

What a text or part of a text is mostly about

• Main Idea

• Cause

• Conclusion

• Detail

theme

• most important

• message, moral of the story, lesson

• what is going on in the story

• an attitude about something

central idea

• most important

• message, moral of the story, lesson

• what is going on in the story

• an attitude about something

Relevant details support the central idea.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the definition for central message?

• To communicate by statement, suggestion, gesture, or appearance

• What the author wants the reader to know about the subject he/she is writing about

Moral: a _____ to show right from wrong

When a reader identifies the lesson a character learns after overcoming a challenge, they are trying to

• A) find the central message

• B) identify the setting

• C) determine the plot

• D) analyze the dialogue