Main Idea - ANSWER--what the author wants to say about the topic
i.e. ask yourself how the author feels about that topic
NOTE: most of the time fiction will have a theme, and nonfiction will have a main idea
Topic - A
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Main Idea - ANSWER--what the author wants to say about the topic
i.e. ask yourself how the author feels about that topic
NOTE: most of the time fiction will have a theme, and nonfiction will have a main idea
Topic - ANSWER--overall subject matter of the passage
i.e. ask yourself what you're reading about
Theme - ANSWER--generally a true idea that the reader might derive from a text
To build an outline of the text - ANSWER-jot down words and phrases as you read that
describe the main idea and underline the important details
Topic Sentence - ANSWER--makes a general statement usually supported by details
later
-generally the first sentence or very near
Persuasive Passage - ANSWER--supporting details: may use specific facts and data, or
it may detail specific reasons for the author's opinion
Informative Passage - ANSWER--will primarily use facts about the topic to support the
main idea
Narrative Passage - ANSWER--will have supporting details--the specific things the
author says to develop the story and the characters
Signal words or Transitions or Conjuctions - ANSWER--adds information, provides
counterarguments, create organization, or draw conclusion
i.e. in particular, in addition, besides, in contrast,
therefore, because, or many other similar
phrases
NOTE: these signal words indicate how an unfamiliar word is related to the overall
meaning of the sentence or passage
NOTE: To distinguish between a fact and opinion - ANSWER-ask is a statement can be
proven.
-look for subjectivity by asking if an observation could vary according to the situation or
person observing
-opinion = narrator's views
Cause and Effect - ANSWER-the author describes a situation and then its effects
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