finding the main idea activities 2nd grade

... more if they don’t have children”? a It’s the main idea of paragraph b It’s a fact that supports the main idea of paragraph What is the other sentence that supports the overall main idea of the passage? ... it is the main idea of paragraph So what is it supporting? It must be supporting the main idea of the whole text: The referendum will actually the opposite of what it promises FINDING THE SUPPORTING ... supporting idea is one that directly supports the overall main idea A minor supporting idea, on the other hand, offers support for a major supporting idea Look at it this way: I Overall main idea (thesis)...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 17:20

... of the following best summarizes the statement’s main idea? a There are too many thefts in the garage b There are not enough security guards c There is something wrong with the security in the ... find main ideas even when they’re not explicitly stated The correct answer is c, “There is something wrong with the security in the parking garage.” How can you tell that this is the main idea? ... – FINDING THE IMPLIED MAIN IDEA – How to Find an Implied Main Idea Answer Finding an implied main idea requires you to use your observations to make...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 17:20

... you come across today and the rest of the week Instead of looking them up in a dictionary, try to figure out the meanings of these words from their context Then, look them up in a dictionary to ... Opinion Try these questions on the following statements Read them carefully, and then write F in the blank if the statement is a fact and O if it is an opinion The answers appear right after the questions ... but the context tells us that this word has something to with eating Read the following passages and determine the meaning of the words from their context The answers appear immediately after the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... sentences and how they express an assertion about the subject of the paragraph You saw how the main idea must be general enough to encompass all other sentences in the paragraph; it is the thought ... 1: Find the facts in what you read You practiced looking for the basic information that was being conveyed in the paragraphs: the who, what, when, where, and how Lesson 2: Find the main idea You ... determine whether they are stating a fact or expressing an opinion When they offer opinions, they support them? As you come across facts and opinions today, practice turning them into their opposites;...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... – PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER – Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage? a Teenagers love to eat fast food more than anything ... Johnson the father of modern rock: His influence extends to artists from Muddy Waters to Led Zeppelin, from the Rolling Stones to the Allman Brothers Band Eric Clapton has called Johnson the most ... changing the menus of school cafeterias Answers The subject of the passage is healthier, low-fat lunch options in school cafeterias Remember, the subject of a passage is who or what the passage...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... Take the ten different events that make up the story and rearrange them so that they are in chronological order Here’s the order of events as they are presented in the story ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ The ... of the International Dinner to raise funds to repair the damages The plan was to celebrate the diversity of the Berkshire Park Neighborhood Association by serving ethnic food that represents the ... story Some stories start in the middle and flash backward to the beginning; a few start at the end and tell the story in reverse But most of the time, stories start at the beginning Writers often...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... down to the lowest ranking worker Or, vice versa, the architect may choose for you to meet the least important employee first, the one with the least power in the company Then the next, and the next, ... this architect would lay the rooms out like so: When you walk in the front door, the first room you encounter would be the president’s office, then the vice president’s, then the assistant vice president’s, ... weeks There are eight separate steps an employee must take to be reimbursed for college course work What are they? List them below in the order in which the employee must them 58 – START FROM THE...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... speed Main Idea By the way, what is the main idea of the two paragraphs above? Do you see a topic sentence? Write the main idea of the paragraphs in this space Example: Least to Most Important There ... of Importance In the following spaces, list the reasons the author provides for why the voting age should be lowered in the order in which they are listed in the passage In the next set of blanks, ... by saying the most important thing,” you know that the writer will be starting with the most important idea and ending with the least important The second best thing, therefore, is the second...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... nurture the plants in their gardens They pull weeds and prune them to encourage them to grow They feed them and apply insecticides They watch them flower and then witness their demise Did you find the ... plants the same Their bent, wilted “body” in the same way in a like manner and also These words and phrases show difference: but on the other hand however conversely 69 yet on the contrary nevertheless ... having a family,” is the topic sentence that expresses the main idea of this paragraph? The paragraph does mention a difference between these two roles, but notice that the topic sentence does...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... Interrelated Notice how the signal words listed on the previous page are used in the following paragraph Underline the signal words as you come across them Cause 1: Ed’s father was always in the garage Ed ... attempt to explain either the cause of some action or its effect For example, an author might try to explain the causes of World War I or the effect of underwater nuclear testing; the reason behind ... read following the sentences You’ll see that cause and effect work together; you can’t have one without the other That’s why it’s very important to be able to distinguish between the two See if...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... opinion about the cause or effect of something rather than facts about the cause or effect In that case, readers must judge the validity of the author’s analysis Are the author’s ideas logical? ... renovation on the side of the train station where the concession is located Town regulations will now close the station at p.m., which will decrease commuter traffic significantly The proprietor of the ... or other employee How will these changes affect the work place? Your job in particular? Or forecast the effect of changes that are coming For example, how will the upcoming layoffs affect the...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22

... moves downward to the second and third most important changes The sentence that expresses the main idea of all four paragraphs is the second sentence in the first paragraph: “These changes make ... of the questions, here’s what you should do: Answers a, d The writer tells you the causes, in the order of which they occurred, that resulted in her move to Flemington c The sentence before the ... chronological order, the events that led Finding the facts Determining the main idea Defining vocabulary words in context Distinguishing between fact and opinion Practice Passage Begin with the following...

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Ngày tải lên: 25/11/2014, 00:35

... to c, and then tests whether the character was the endof-file signal If it was not, the body of the while is executed, printing the character The while then repeats When the end of the input ... private or local to main Because they are declared within main, no other function can have direct access to them The same is true of the variables in other functions; for example, the variable i in ... other to double • Otherwise, if either operand is float, convert the other to float • Otherwise, convert char and short to int • Then, if either operand is long, convert the other to long Notice...

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Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:21

... Efferent reading and aesthetic reading……………………………….………………14 Chapter III: Methodology……………………………………………………………………15 III.1 .The setting………………………………………………………………………………….16 III.2 .The subjects……………………………………………………………… ... V.2.Recommendation…………………………………………………………………… ……30 V.2.1.Selecting and evaluating the texts……………………………………………… ……30 V.2.2 Suggested techniques for integrating short stories and poems in the teaching of reading comprehension skills………………………………………………………… ... V.3 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….… 43 V.4 Limitations of the study…………………………………………………………….……43 V.5 Suggestions for further research………………………………………………….…… 44 ...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:21

... work out the meaning hidden behind the text So, the more knowledge of the world the readers have the more accurate are their inferences and judgments; and naturally the closer they get to the text ... relevant to the theme of the poem • Listen to the teacher reading a poem in their mother tongue related to the theme While-reading phase: This phase initially helps students catch the glimpse of the ... is the process that the readers, as they read, can not only figure out the “graphic display” of the text but also understand the hidden meaning implied by the writer II.2.2 .The reader and the...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:21

... be independent from the text □ Others……………………………………………………………… f The activities I like most in post – reading phase □ creating the end of the poem or short story □ changing the poem into a short ... It is useless, we can look them up in a dictionary □ It is useful, we can learn them in the context, thus we can remember them longer and understand their usage □ Others……………………………………………………………… ... look back at the story or the poem to find the information, so we can understand what we read more thoroughly □ Others……………………………………………………………… d Skimming for idioms and expressions in the full sentences...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:21

... that they can learn new words and remember them longer in the context of a short story 75% students are interested in interpreting the characters of the story or the figurative language in the ... lesson to the reader Literature:    Authentic materials Cultural and language enrichment Personal involvement The focus of the study  The potential values of short stories and poems in the ESL ...  The reader and the text Links between reading skills and literary skills Efferent reading and aesthetic reading  It is applicable to integrate short stories and poems in the reading class The...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:21