
Finding the Central Message with Annotations

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English
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6th - 10th Grade
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Hard
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Emma Peterson
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7 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the central message in a text?
The number of pages in the text
The setting of the story
The big idea or what the text is really about
The main character's name
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the first step in finding the central message?
Read the text aloud
Write a summary of the text
Annotate the text and underline important events
Guess the main idea
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After underlining important events, what should you ask yourself?
Who is the author?
How many characters are in the story?
What did the character learn?
What is the title of the text?
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.6.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should you do with the important events you underlined?
Highlight them in a different color
Ignore them
Erase them
Use them to support your answer
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI. 9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the final step in identifying the central message?
Write the big idea or central message of the story
Draw a picture of the main character
Count the number of paragraphs
Rewrite the story in your own words
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the example story, why was Jody upset?
She didn't get a birthday present
She missed her best friend
She got a C minus in PE on her report card
She lost her favorite toy
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Jody learn from her experience?
She should always be perfect
She wasn't perfect at everything, but her dad was proud she did her best
Her dad was disappointed in her
She should quit sports
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
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