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Where are Table of Contents loated?

Front of book

This shows where things are in the world.

A map

This tells where things are on an object.

Diagram

Tells where to find certain topics in a book or text.

Table of content

True or False: Main ideas are written in 2 sentences.

False

Give an example of a cause and an effect.

Answers may vary.

This describes an image.

caption

Why is this NOT a good main idea: Axolotls have 2 fins.

It is too specific. It is a fact, not a main idea.

Glossaries are located where?

In the back of books.

What text structure is this: Tells about something that is wrong and possible ways to fix it.

Problem and Solution

Give an example of a problem and solution you might read about.

Answers will vary.

What is a main idea?

The main focus- what the author wants us to know about the topic.

Helps the reader know words are important to the topic.

Bold Words

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?"

What text structure is this: Text tells what happened and why it happened.

Cause and Effect

Provides the definition of important words throughout a book.

Glossary

This is the label for what the whole text is about.

Title

Topic of a smaller section under a heading.

Subheading

What text structure is this: Describes something.

Description

This is the topic of a specific paragraph or group of paragraphs.

Heading