Example traits: Example feelings/emotions: Nice, mean, kind, confident, caring, athletic, eager, adventurous, nosy, bossy, shy, Shocked, exhausted, jealous, surprised, scared, rude, determined, protective, thoughtful, independent, creative, patient, careful, worried, nervous, excited, happy, sad, sensitive, insensitive, smart, generous, inconsiderate, brave, hard-working, loyal, discouraged, disappointed, confused, desperate, respectful, disrespectful, trustworthy, untrustworthy, talented, silly, daring, annoyed, embarrassed, angry, frightened, hurt, energetic, lazy, loyal, friendly, unfriendly, selfish, arrogant, stuck-up, grateful, stressed, anxious, uneasy, proud, hopeful, ungrateful, cheerful, polite, impolite, honest, dishonest, optimistic (sees the best in regretful, relieved, devastated every situation; looks on the bright side), pessimistic (sees the worst in every situation; negative thinking), reflective Main Idea Cheat Sheet Strategies to DETERMINE THE MAIN IDEA WORKING BACKWARDS SCANNING THE TEXT USING TEXT STRUCTURE Readers… Readers… Readers… Select 4-5 important details Look for important Scan the text for signal words; from the text words and phrases Ask themselves, what did the Ask themselves: How are (especially ones that author just teach me? these details connected? are repeated!) Identify the text structure; use What same idea or topic do Review the text it to determine what’s they share? features (headings, important Revise the subheadings, pictures, common “topic” Use the language of the text into an idea about the topic graphs, diagrams, etc.) structure to write the main Reread topic idea Animals Animals hibernate in the sentences winter Monday, 1/23/17: ELA Homework: Preview the text on pg. 16 of your Storyworks Magazine. Identify the “Monster Goldfish” genre of the text. Select the LENS you will read through (circle one): Literary Informational Argumentative Read the text, then answer the question below by completing the sentence starters.
Example traits: Nice, mean, kind, confident, caring, athletic, eager, adventurous, nosy, bossy, shy, rude, determined, protective, thoughtful, independent, creative, patient, careful, sensitive, insensitive, smart, generous, inconsiderate, brave, hard-working, loyal, respectful, disrespectful, trustworthy, untrustworthy, talented, silly, daring, energetic, lazy, loyal, friendly, unfriendly, selfish, arrogant, stuck-up, grateful, ungrateful, cheerful, polite, impolite, honest, dishonest, optimistic (sees the best in every situation; looks on the bright side), pessimistic (sees the worst in every situation; negative thinking), reflective Example feelings/emotions: Shocked, exhausted, jealous, surprised, scared, worried, nervous, excited, happy, sad, discouraged, disappointed, confused, desperate, annoyed, embarrassed, angry, frightened, hurt, stressed, anxious, uneasy, proud, hopeful, regretful, relieved, devastated Main Idea Cheat Sheet Strategies to DETERMINE THE MAIN IDEA SCANNING THE TEXT Readers… Look for important words and phrases (especially ones that are repeated!) Review the text features (headings, subheadings, pictures, graphs, diagrams, etc.) Reread topic sentences WORKING BACKWARDS Readers… Select 4-5 important details from the text Ask themselves: How are these details connected? What same idea or topic do they share? Revise the common “topic” into an idea about the topic Animals Animals hibernate in the winter USING TEXT STRUCTURE Readers… Scan the text for signal words; Ask themselves, what did the author just teach me? Identify the text structure; use it to determine what’s important Use the language of the text structure to write the main idea Monday, 1/23/17: ELA Homework: Preview the text “Monster Goldfish” on pg. 16 of your Storyworks Magazine. Identify the genre of the text. Select the LENS you will read through (circle one): Literary Informational Argumentative Read the text, then answer the question below by completing the sentence starters.