Module B Central Idea and Text Structure

The central idea of a text is

• the evidence the author is using to make their point

• The opinion of the author

• The most important idea the author wants you to understand

• the way the text is structured

Text Structures are

• the author's opinion of the topic

• parts of a story/article that are not part of the main body of the text

• the most important idea the author wants you to understand

• used to organize information in a specific way in the text

Text Features are

• parts of the story/article that are not part of the main body of the text

• used to organize information in a specific way in the text

• the most important idea the author wants you to understand

• the author's opinion of the topic

The topic is

• The reason why the author wrote the text

• the author's attitude about the text

• the author's opinion about what they are writing about

• someone or something that people talk or write about

The author's claim is

• the most important idea the author wants you to understand

• the author's statement of his/her belief about their topic

• the reason the author writes the text (persuade, inform, entertain)

• the author's attitude toward a topic or a subject

The author's purpose is

• the someone or something that people talk or write about

• The author's attitude towards a topic or subject

• author's statement of his/her belief about their topic

• the reason the author is writing the text (persuade, inform, entertain)

The author's perspective is

• the author's attitude toward a topic or subject

• the reason an author writes the text (persuade, inform, entertain)

• the someone or something that people talk or write about

• the most important idea that author wants you to understand

Evidence is

• the reason an author writes a text

• parts of a story/article that are not part of the main body of the text

• someone or something that people talk or write about

• text that proves the author's point

Summarizing means

• examples from the text that proves the author's point

• someone or something that people talk or write about

• to share the main points and relevant details of a text

• the most important idea the author wants you to understand

Reasons are

• conclusions or opinions about a topic

• text about a topic based on facts

• main points that share what a text is mostly about

• examples from the text that proves the author's point