Identify the text structure: Scientists hypothesize that sharks are very old because people have found fossilized shark scales.
cause and effect
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banana
Go to last place!
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star
Double points!
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fairy
Take points!
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banana
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What is wrong with this central idea: "That basketball began in the late 1800s."
It starts with the word THAT.
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What CLUES in the text are REALLY helpful in helping us write main ideas?
The headings
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What year did the Dodo Bird go extinct?
1681
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trap
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shark
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shark
Other team loses 5 points!
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Identify the text structure: Unlike most sharks, which tend to be duller colors, blue sharks are bright blue.
compare and contrast
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What should be included as soon as possible in a main idea/central idea statement?
the topic
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How long is a CENTRAL IDEA statement?
one sentence
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How long is a MAIN IDEA statement?
one sentence
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Why are supporting details important?
They help give detail/information about what the central idea is - they show evidence to support the central idea
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What is a supporting detail that shows the central idea "there are several reasons the Dodo Bird went extinct"?
The Dodo Bird was fat and flightless, which made them easy for Dutch sailors to catch and eat, Additionally, Dodo Birds weren’t afraid of humans, which also mad
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HOW MUCH of a text does a MAIN IDEA cover?
one section
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What inference can you make about where Evan is going? A: his graduation, B: a dance, C: a wedding
