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Langston Terrace. Eloise Greenfield. Reading: Main Idea and Key Details. Main idea- most important point in a literary work or passage. Key details- explanations, events, examples Ask: What is this literary work about? What details are repeated?
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Langston Terrace Eloise Greenfield
Reading: Main Idea and Key Details • Main idea- most important point in a literary work or passage. • Key details- explanations, events, examples • Ask: • What is this literary work about? • What details are repeated? • What details are related to other details in the selection?
Author’s Influences • Cultural and Historical factors that affect an author’s writing. • Time and place of author’s birth • Author’s cultural background • World events • Religion • Parents • Diseases
Reading: Identify Key Details to Determine the Main Idea • 1. Key Detail: I fell in love with Langston Terrace the very first time I saw it. • Key Detail: We had a whole house all to ourselves • Key Detail: There were so many games to play and things to do. • Key Detail: It was a growing-up place, a good growing-up place; life was good. Not perfect, but good. • Main Idea: Langston Terrace was my home.
Literary Analysis • 1. A. The years 1929-1940 were a period of financial hardship for man people in the United States. • B. Greenfield’s family was very poor, like so many others in the United States. As a child, the author did not seem to feel deprived of anything important. Her writing has a positive outlook.