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This is the label for what the whole text is about.
Title
This describes an image.
caption
This tells where things are on an object.
Diagram
This is the topic of a specific paragraph or group of paragraphs.
Heading
Topic of a smaller section under a heading.
Subheading
Tells where to find certain topics in a book or text.
Table of content
Provides the definition of important words throughout a book.
Glossary
Helps the reader know words are important to the topic.
Bold Words
What is a main idea?
The main focus- what the author wants us to know about the topic.
What are the 2 steps of finding a main idea?
1. Identify the topic 2. Ask ourselves "what is the author trying to tell us about this topic?"
True or False: Main ideas are written in 2 sentences.
False
What text structure is this: Text tells what happened and why it happened.
Cause and Effect
What text structure is this: Describes something.
Description
What text structure is this: Tells about something that is wrong and possible ways to fix it.
Problem and Solution
Why is this NOT a good main idea: Axolotls have 2 fins.
It is too specific. It is a fact, not a main idea.
Give an example of a cause and an effect.
Answers may vary.
