Central Idea and Text Structure

What is the central idea of the passage?

• Knights learned a variety of subjects while training

• Knights were very talented individuals

• Knights were very hard working

• Sword fighting was the most important subject a knight learned

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a summary of an article?

• A summary is a shortened version of a text with the main idea and important supporting details included

• A summary is a set of direct quotes from the article

• A summary is the author's tone and the mood it creates

• A summary is an explanation of the captions, quotes, and subheadings of an article

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text

• text feature

• graphic feature

• text structure

• key ideas

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.

• thesis

• controlling idea

• text structure

• key ideas

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

The main point of the passage or informational text is?

• Supporting Details

• Heading

• Central Idea

• Concluding sentence

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A supporting details supports?

• The Heading

• The Conclusion

• The Title

• The Central Idea

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What helps organize nonfiction text?

• Table of Contents

• Text Feature

• Text Structure

• Index

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What text structure would be used?

Schools were closed because it snowed.

• Description

• Problem/Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare/Contrast

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What text structure would be used?

Dogs and cats are both mammals.

Dogs bark, but cats meow.

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

• Desciption

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What text structure would be used?

Cell phones in school is a problem, so students have to keep them in their locker.

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Compare/Contrast

• Problem/Solution

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5