How to analyze and find the BEST Main Idea in an Informational Text (Reading Comprehension Strategy)

What is the BEST main idea?

What is pro tip number 1?

What is pro tip #2?

Lorem ipsum a real language?

• False, It's used in web design as text placeholder

• True 

What are the 7 steps to organize a 5 paragraph essay? Use the chart in the video to help

Do a 5 paragraph essay and a 20 paragraph essay follow a similar pattern?

• No. They are totally different

• Yes. We can usally break up a longer passage into recognizable chunks to better figure out the main idea. 

Can we use headings and subheadings to help organize and understand the main idea of a text?

• Yes

• No way. That's cheating.

What is the structure of a 5 paragraph essay? 

• Introduction with a thesis, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

• That's bananas. 

What is pro tip #3?

Have you ever used the "hamburger model" to write?