So You want to be President?

1. So You want to be President? BY Judith George Illustrated by David Small

2. Comprehension Skill Tested –Main Idea and Details • The focus of a paragraph or an article - what the article is about – is the topic. • The most important thing about this topic is called the main idea. • Small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea are supporting details.

3. Main Idea and Details

4. Main Idea and Details When you are asked to identify main idea and supporting details from a text…think of a beautiful beach house.

5. Main Idea and Details •The roof(topic)- is a small, yet important part of a beach house. •The topic (roof)- is 1-3 words that the text is about

6. Main Idea and Details •The house(main idea)- is the largest part of a beach house. *It contains the roof (topic) •The main idea (house)- is a complete sentence, including the topic, that tells what the passage is mainly about.

7. Main Idea and Details •The support beams(supporting details)- give support to/hold up the house.*Without the beams, the house would be destroyed in a flood. •The supporting details (support beams)-are extra information that proves/supports the main idea.*Without the supporting details, the main idea is not a proven statement.

8. Main Idea and Details***Beach House*** • The focus of a paragraph or an article - what the article is about – is the topic. ***Roof*** • The most important thing about this topic is called the main idea. ***House*** • Small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea are supporting details. ***Support Beams***

9. Comprehension Skill :Main Idea and Details Pg.246 There are good things about being President, and there are bad things about being President. One good thing is that the President lives in a big white house called the White House. Another good thing about being President is that the President has a swimming pool, bowling alley, and movie theater. One of the bad things about being President is that the President always has to be dressed up. Also, the President has to be polite to everyone.

10. Comprehension Skill :Main Idea and Details What is the topic of the paragraph? (1 or 2 words) Topic: President What is the main idea? (complete sentence about the topic) Main Idea: There are good things about being President, and there are bad things about being President. What are the supporting details?(sentences that support/prove your main idea) Detail: One good thing is that the President lives in a big white house called the White House. Detail: Another good thing about being President is that the President has a swimming pool, bowling alley, and movie theater. Detail: . One of the bad things about being President is that the President always has to be dressed up. Detail:Also, the President has to be polite to everyone.

11. Comprehension Skill :Main Idea and Details There are good things about being President, and there are bad things about being President. One good thing is that the President lives in a big white house called the White House. Another good thing about being President is that the President has a swimming pool, bowling alley, and movie theater. The President never has to take out the garbage. One of the bad things about being President is that the President always has to be dressed up. Also, the President has to be polite to everyone.

12. Comprehension Skill :Main Idea and Details All kinds of pets have lived in the White House. Herbert Hoover had three dogs: Piney Snowflake, and Tut. Ulysses Grant had horses. Benjamin Harrison’s goat pulled his grandchildren around in a cart. The Coolidge’s had a pet raccoon. Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton Preferred cats. Theodore Roosevelt’s children didn’t just have pets, they ran a zoo.

13. Comprehension Skill :Main Idea and Details It’s said that people who run for President have swelled heads. It’s said that people who run for President are greedy, want power, and desire fame. But being President can be wanting to serve your country-like George Washington. It can be looking toward the future like Thomas Jefferson. It can be wanting to turn lives around like Franklin Roosevelt. People want to be President for different reasons.

14. Comprehension Skill :Main Idea and Details It’s said that people who run for President have swelled heads. It’s said that people who run for President are greedy, want power, and desire fame. But being President can be wanting to serve your country-like George Washington. It can be looking toward the future like Thomas Jefferson. It can be wanting to turn lives around like Franklin Roosevelt. People want to be President for different reasons.

15. Comprehension Skill :Main Idea and Details It’s said that people who run for President have swelled heads. It’s said that people who run for President are greedy, want power, and desire fame. But being President can be wanting to serve your country-like George Washington. It can be looking toward the future like Thomas Jefferson. It can be wanting to turn lives around like Franklin Roosevelt. People want to be President for different reasons.

16. Comprehension Strategy - Summarizing • A summary is a short statement that tells the main ideas of a selection. • A story summary should tell the goals of the characters, how they try to reach them, and whether they reach them. • A summary of an article should tell the main idea, leaving out unnecessary details. Tips on Summarizing

17. Comprehension Skill: Generalizing • Sometimes as you read, you are given ideas about several things or people. • When you make a statement about all of them together, you are making a generalization. • A generalization is a broad statement that applies to many examples.

18. Comprehension Skill: Generalizing • Words such as all, none, most, many, always, never, and generally are clues that can signal a generalization. • A valid generalization is accurate. • A valid generalization is supported by facts. • A faulty generalization is not accurate.