Main Topic and Text Features by Kim McKee https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s I can use identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text, as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. I can use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text. en-us 2018-11-03 00:39:46 UTC 2023-06-08 02:42:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Moderncam.png Text Features Practice kpmckee https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300017415 Answer the following questions to practice finding information using Text Features.
1- Part A: In what year did the U.S. Mint start making one-dollar coins of presidents?
a- 1951                    b- 1987                  c- 2007                   d- 2015

1- Part B: What text feature did you use to find the information for Part A?
a- Heading: Coins!                                                b- Subheading: Presidents In Your Pocket
c- Subheading: Is It Bye- Bye, Penny?               d- caption

2- Part A: The face of the president is on what side of the coin?
a- the edge             b- the heads side           c- the tails side              d- the bottom

2- Part B: What text feature did you use to find the information for Part A?
a- the picture of George Washington               b- Heading: Coins!
c- the picture of the edge                                   d- Subheading: Presidents In Your Pocket]]> 2018-11-03 00:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300017415 Text Features Practice kpmckee https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300017433 Answer the following questions to practice finding information using Text Features.

1- Part A: Termites live in what kinds of groups?
a- towns            b- colonies           c- nests                d- families

1- Part B: What text feature did you use to find the information for Part A?
a- Heading: Awesome Animal Homes             b- Subheading: Burrows
c- Subheading: Mounds                                     d- caption

2- Part A: Why do animals build safe places?
a- to fight           b- to sleep, eat, and raise their babies
c- to cry             d- to decide where they want to stay

2- Part B: What text feature did you use to find the information for Part B?
a- Subheading: Nest                              b- the photograph
c- Subheading: Lodges                         d- Heading: Awesome Animal Homes]]> 2018-11-03 00:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300017433 kpmckee https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300017907 Learning Goals]]> 2018-11-03 00:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300017907 What is a main idea? What is a main topic? kpmckee https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018572 The main idea tells what a specific paragraph or section of text is mostly about and is usually written as a whole sentence. To help readers determine main ideas, writers/authors include key details that tell more about it.
The main topic is the overall idea of what the text is about (usually just a few words).]]> 2018-11-03 00:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018572 Graphic Organizer kpmckee https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018582 This graphic organizer should be used to determine the Main Idea and Key Details of a specific section or paragraph in a text.]]> 2018-11-03 00:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018582 Practice Text kpmckee https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018594 Use this text to determine the main ideas of each section. Then use those main ideas to determine the main topic.]]> 2018-11-03 00:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018594 Sample Text kpmckee https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018603 The main idea of the 2nd paragraph is moles dig burrows. The main idea of the 3rd paragraph is chipmunks dig burrows. The main idea of the 4th paragraph is groundhogs dig burrows. Based on these main ideas, the main topic of the text is that animals dig burrows.]]> 2018-11-03 00:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018603 Text Feature Charts kpmckee https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018779 2018-11-03 00:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018779 Text Features Organizer kpmckee https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018901 2018-11-03 00:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kpmckee/fwocskl1tg6s/wish/300018901