Main Topic - Monday 10/19

What is a topic?

• It's who or what the passage is about

• It's the author's point of view

• It's the sequence of a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the topic?

bananas, oranges, lemons, apples

• yellow things

• my favorite foods

• fruits

• sports

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the topic?

green, blue, purple, red

• colors

• animals

• things

• people

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What at is the main topic of this paragraph?

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.

• Football

• Players

• Soccer

• Teammates

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the main topic?

There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.

• Swimming

• Fun

• Sunbathe

• Beach

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Look at the book cover.

What do you think the main topic of this book is?

• Number of ways to survive in the wilderness.

• Survival tips

• How to stay alive in the wild.

• What not to do when you are lost.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Look at the book cover.

What do you think the main topic of this book is?

• Planets within our solar system.

• Things you night see at the zoo.

• Astronauts in outer space.

• The history of the McDonald's Corporation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Look at the image.

What do you think is the main idea?

• Halloween costumes.

• Trick or treating.

• How to scare your parents.

• Scary stories.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the topic of this paragraph?

More than three quarters of the world's people wear cotton clothing. But that is not the whole story of cotton. The cotton plant yields many products, some of which may surprise you. Photographic film, varnishes, salad oil, and cattle feed all come from the cotton plant.

• plants

• cotton plants

• cotton

• cotton clothing

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the topic of this paragraph?

Owls are well equipped to do their hunting at night. The animals that they like best to eat are those that are active at night. The feathers of an owl are so soft that he can swoop down upon a mouse or a rat without being heard. The big eyes of an owl help him to see well even at night.

• owl's food

• hunting at night

• owl's organs

• owls

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2