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MAIN IDEA

LEARNING GOALS

  • PARAPHRASE
  • EXPLICIT VS IMPLICIT
  • OBJECTIVE SUMMARY

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BIG OBJECTIVE: I CAN ANALYZE HOW LANGUAGE USE AND WORD CHOICE CONTRIBUTE TO THE MEANING OF A TEXT.

I can identify explicit and implicit meanings of a text using context clues

I can summarize and paraphrase main ideas

I can analyze the impact that literary devices and figurative language like analogies and of allusions have in a piece of writing

I can analyze impact of specific word choices on tone, connotation, meaning, and purpose

BENCHMARKS

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ANNOTATION TIPS

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  • UNDERLINE IMPORTANT IDEAS
  • CIRCLE NOUNS
  • “TAG” PARAGRAPHS (SHORT 2-5 WORD DESCRIPTIONS)

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IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS

WHAT DOES THE AUTHOR THINK?

WHAT DOES THE AUTHOR WANT TO PROVE?

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HOW DO THEY SUPPORT THEIR IDEAS.

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LEVELS

  • Sentence – Paraphrasing
  • Paragraph – Summarize
  • Whole Text

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STRATEGIES TO HELP FIND “MAIN IDEA”

  • Paraphrasing small sections
  • Summarize “tagging” paragraphs
  • Make Explicit observations, connect to implicit ideas
  • Structure - Group and label sections of writing

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OBJECTIVE SUMMARY

Reporting on what’s there (no opinion!)

  • Author and credibility
  • Main claims
  • Main Supports

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OBJECTIVE SUMMARY

Author

How they back it up

How they back it up

How they back it up

Main point

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OBJECTIVE SUMMARY

The 2010 Scholastic article “Stomp Out Bullying” by Jennifer Dignan shows that bullying is a major problem because of how prevalent it is and its effect on mental health of victims. The article discusses how one out of four teens is bullied. In fact, many schools and organizations have established anti-bullying programs to address this problem. Dignan also discusses how it can be solved: To help stop bullying, students should speak up when they are bullied or when they see bullying happen. Additionally, schools need to have clear procedures of how to follow up when an incident is reported.

Author

Main idea

Subject/support

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WHAT’S KING’S OVERALL POINT? GIVEN…

  1. Declaration of Independence states all men are created equal.
  2. This promise has not been fulfilled for Black Americans.
  3. An equal society is possible and must be addressed now, peacefully, but now.
  1. The American Government has not fulfilled its promises to black Americans by granting equal rights
  2. All who stand on the side of equality must be free of crimes and violence
  3. The ability to grant freedom to all American citizens must come from the government
  4. Now is the time to fight until the equality promised all Americans is granted

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TO RECAP

IDENTIFYING MAIN CLAIMS

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  • PARAPHRASE
  • TAGGING
    • Explicit vs. implicit
  • (OBJECTIVE) SUMMARY

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