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January 27, 2014 H oles chapters 47-50 main idea Ho mework: H oles end of book test Wednesday, January 29th! H oles Embedded Assessment writing assignment due Monday February 3rd! O bjective:
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January 27, 2014 Holes chapters 47-50 main idea Homework: Holes end of book test Wednesday, January 29th! Holes Embedded Assessment writing assignment due Monday February 3rd! Objective: I can evaluate main events in a text and analyze their importance to the plot as the story moves toward the climax and resolution. Warm Up (in your composition book) Copy today's date and the objective into your comp book. Take out your Lit book and look up the definition for MAIN IDEA in the BLUE section. Copy the definition into your notes.
main idea the main idea, or central idea, is the most important idea about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys. It can be the central idea of an entire work or just a paragraph. Often, the main idea of a paragraph is in the topic sentence. However, it may just be implied or suggested by details. A main idea is typically supported by details.
1) During World War II, gum was considered an emergency ration. 2) For our soldiers, it helped to reduce tension and to relieve dry throats on long marches. 3) Gum played an important role during World War II. 4) William Wrigley sent four free sticks of gum to every person listed in the phone book. 5) Soldiers found many uses for their gum rations, such as using gum to patch tires, gas tanks and life rafts. 6) Pieces of chewed gum even served as temporary parts for airplanes. Which sentence number captures the main idea of the paragraph? How can you tell? Which sentence(s) do not support this idea?
Synthesizing ideas across texts: 1. Find the main idea - What is main idea? How do you find main idea?
Model the skill: Finding main idea Let's read "Weather That's Out of This World!" together. What is the topic? What is the main idea? What are some specific supporting details? What would be another good title for this?
Model the skill: Finding main idea Now you read "Space Settlements" on pg. 80-83. What is the topic? What is the main idea? What are some specific supporting details? What would be another good title for this?
Now think about this relating to a piece of fiction...Think about the main events in All Summer in a Day (pg. 68-74). Can you come up with a different title for this story? What textual evidence would you pull to support your answer?
Review questions... Chp. 47 The Warden’s name is Walker; who else in the story has the same last name? Why might this be important? Chp. 48Why won’t Stanley leave without Hector? Chp. 49 This chapter ends with these words:” … and for the first time in over a hundred years, a drop of rain fell into the empty lake.” Does this seem important to you? Why do you suppose the author chose to end Part II here? Chp. 50How has Stanley changed in the course of the story? Do you think Stanley had a “hole” in his life before attending Came Green Lake? Does her have one now? Why or why not?
So now you go back through and look at the following chapters. Review the main events and come up with a good title based on the MAIN IDEA. Be sure to pull textual support for your answers.
Chapter 1 Title: Why? (textual evidence)
Chapter 2 Title: Why? (textual evidence)
Chapter 8 Title: Why? (textual evidence)
Chapter 13 Title: Why? (textual evidence)
Chapter 25 Title: Why? (textual evidence)
Chapter 32 Title: Why? (textual evidence)
Chapter 38 Title: Why? (textual evidence)
Chapter 42 Title: Why? (textual evidence)
Homework: Holes end of book test Wednesday, January 29th! Holes Embedded Assessment writing assignment due Friday, January 31st!