What are the 2 parts of a “get the gist” main idea sentence?How do you write the main idea sentence with the 2 parts?
1. the “who” or “what”2.
the most important thing about thewho or what that you learned.————————————-3. Write the main idea sentence by1 & 2 together in a sentence of 10words or less.
Main Idea
What the story is mostly about
Synonyms
words that mean the same or about the same thing
Antonyms
Words that mean the opposite
Context Clues
words or phrases that help give meaning to words you don’t know
Example
an item that is the same as other things in the group
Figurative Language
a phrase that doesn’t mean what is sounds like (It’s raining cats and dogs.)
Theme
The idea the author wants you to understand Example: Friendship, Honor,Helping)
Supporting Details
describes the main idea. Who? What? When? Where?
Summary
Short way to retell the story. Must have B-M-E
Author
the person who wrote the story
Prefix
letters added to the beginning of the word that changes the meaning
Suffix
letters added to the end of the word that changes the meaning
Motivation
the reason a character does or says something
Text Structure
the way the author organizes the story.
Problem/Solution
A text structure that always has the characters solving a problem
Cause/Effect
A text structure that has a chain of events. Events causing other events to happen.
Chronological Order
A text structure that has events in the order they happened (usually with dates or numbers)
Compare/Contrast
A text structure that tells about likenesses (similar) and differences
Graphic Organizers
a way to keep information organized, usually with a picture
Outline
A graphic organizer usually with Roman Numerals (main idea/details)I.______________a.____________b.____________c.
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