March 19th E-Learning

What is the main idea of the news event (article)?

What supporting detail shows why the game is exciting or important to fans?

What is an explicit main idea?

• An explicit main idea is a summary of the text's conclusion.
• An explicit main idea is a directly stated central point in a text.

• An explicit main idea is an implied theme that is not directly stated.
• An explicit main idea is a vague suggestion in a text.

What is an implied main idea?

• An implied main idea is always clearly stated in the text.
• An implied main idea is a summary of the text's events.
• An implied main idea is the author's opinion on the topic.
• An implied main idea is a central message inferred from the text rather than directly stated.

What are some of the materials that the author mentions are a part of our current "footprint"?

• aluminum, concrete, silicon

• concrete, foam, carbon fiber
• ceramics, rubber, leather
• wood, glass, paper

What is 6 billion times 2,000?

• 6,000,000,000,000 pounds of plastic

• 12,000,000,000,000 pounds of plastic

• 120,000,000,000,000 pounds of plastic

• 1,200,000,000,000 pounds of plastic

According to the author, what age are we living in?

• Iron Age

• Stone Age

• Plastic Age

• Digital Age