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MAINIDEADETAILSANDAUTHORSPURPOSE
MAINIDEA,DETAILS,ANDAUTHOR’SPURPOSE
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MAINIDEA,DETAILS,ANDAUTHOR’SPURPOSE
StandardAddressed:
WS1.1–Establishacontrollingimpressionorcoherentthesisthatconveysaclearanddistinctiveperspectiveonthesubjectandmaintainaconsistenttoneandfocusthroughoutthepieceofwriting;WS
1.4–Developthemainideaswithinthebodyofthecompositionthroughsupportingevidence(e.g.,scenarios,commonlyheldbeliefs,hypotheses,definitions).
ESLR:
ResourcefulLearner
MainIdea
Themainideaorthemeofareadingselectionisthetopicthepassageismostlyabout.Aselection’smainideaissometimesevidentthroughreadingthefirstorlastsentencesofthepassage.However,togetafullunderstandingofthemainidea,youmustreadtheentirepassage.Longerreadingpassagescanhavemorethanonemainidea.
Directions:
Readthefollowingshortpassages.Payattentiontotheinformationfromthefirstandlastsentencesandthendeterminethemainideaofeachpassage.
SullyhadalwaysdreamedofgettingaJackRussellterrierpuppy,andsheremindedhermotherofthisfrequently.OnSully’s
birthdayoneyear,Sully’smother,Ms.Reyes,metherdaughterafterschoolandtoldhertheyhadtopickupafewthingsfordinner.Themarketwasrightnexttoapetstore!
ButMs.Reyesboughtonlysugar,milk,andeggsforabirthdaycake,andthentheydrovehomewithoutsomuchasaglanceatthepetstore.Whentheyarrivedhome,Ms.Reyessaid,“Whydon’tyou
goplayinyourroom?
Ithinktheremightbeasurpriseinthereforyou.”Sullyrushedtoherroomandflungopenthedoor.
Sureenough,onherbedwasapuppy—butitwasastuffedtoy.Sullywasdelightedwiththetoyandthankedhermother,butshestilllongedforareal,livepet.Thatnightafterdinner,afterSullyhadopenedpresentsfromhersisterandfriends,
Ms.Reyessaid,“Sully,wouldyougointothepantryandbringmesomepapertowels?
”Sullyrosefromthetableandopenedthepantrydoor.Thereonthefloorwasatinybabydog!
“Surprise!
”shoutedherfamilyfromthetable,andtheyallgotup
toseetheirnewpet.Sullyfinallyhadthepuppyforwhichshehadalwayswished.
1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
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2.Basedonthemainideaofthepassage,whatwouldbeanappropriatetitle?
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Yousitwithyourbacktothewind
Andyourhairwhipping
Aroundyourheadandinfrontofyoureyes
Shieldingyoufromtheshiningsun.
Thewavessplashupovertheedge
Oftheboatwalls
Asyoubumponthewaves.
Thebayisroughtoday.
Youcantastethesalt
Whenyoulickyourlips
Aftertheseawaterdriesonyourskin
Andthewindisatyourback.
3.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
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4.Basedonthemainideaofthepassage,whatwouldbeanappropriatetitle?
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Thepianoasweknowittodayisroughlythesameasitalwayshasbeen.Apianoisactuallyastringinstrument,thoughit’s
playedbystrikingkeysattachedtothestrings.Thefirstpiano,knownasaclavichord,wasaversionofaharpturnedonits
sideandenclosedinasmallbox.Youcanstillseeexamplesofaclavichord,whichlookslikeanoblongboxwithakeyboardrunningnearlythelengthofonelongside.Aclavichordwouldfitonyourlap,whileamodernpianoismuchlarger.Sinceabout1450,keyboardshaveremainedthesame,exceptthattheplacementoftheblackandwhitekeyswasreversed.Butwiththatsingleexception,therearerepresentationsofpianosastheylooktodaydatingbacktothefourteenthcentury.Theinstrumentworkssowellthattherehasbeenlittlereasontomodifyitovertime.
5.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
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6.Basedonthemainideaofthepassage,whatwouldbeanappropriatetitle?
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Details
Supportingdetailsinapassageprovideareaderwithadditionalinformationaboutthemainideaorsubject.Detailsarealwaysausefulwaytoincreaseareader’sunderstandingofwhatawriterisdiscussing.Forexample,if
youweregivingsomeonedrivingdirections,youmightincludedescriptionsoflandmarksalongtheroadtohelpthepersonpicturethesurroundings.Supportingdetailsactlikelandmarksinapassage.Theyarepiecesofinformationthathelpyouseethebigpictureinatext.
Bothfictionandnonfictionmayincludedetailsthatsupportamainidea.Anonfictionpassagemightincludedetailsthatstrengthenanauthor’sstatementsandassertions.Anauthor’sassertioncanbethoughtofasa
personalideaoropiniondrawnfromsupportingdetails.Forexample,supposeasportsreporterwroteaneditorialstatingthatyourschool’swrestlingteamisthegreatesthighschoolwrestlingteamofalltime.A
supportingdetailintheeditorialcouldbethattheteamwoneleventournaments,whichismorethananyotherteaminhistory.Anothersupportingdetailmightbethateverymemberoftheteamhasgraduatedandgoneontocollege.
Detailsinafictionalstoryalsosupportmainideasaboutthesetting,characters,andeventsinthestory.Forexample,astorythatincludesteenagerswhocanflycouldsupporttheideathatthepeopleinthestoryhavesupernaturalpowers.
Directions:
Readtheshortpassagesbelowandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Computershavegottenmuchsmallerandmoreusefulovertime.Thefirstcomputerwasverydifferentfromthecomputersweusetoday.Firstofall,itwasmuchlarger—thesizeofawholeroom—anditdidonlymathematicalcomputations.Some
peopleliketodomathintheirheads.AcomputercorrectlypredictedthatEisenhowerwouldwinthe1952election,evenwhenopinionpollspredictedalandslidevictoryfortheothercandidate.ComputerusefulnessgrewtothepointthatTime
magazineselectedthecomputeras“ManoftheYear”in1982—althoughtheauthorofthearticlewrotehispieceona
typewriter.
7.Writethemainideaofthispassageinthespacebelow.Thenunderlineallthesupportingdetailsinthe
passageaboveandcrossoutanysentencesthatarenotsupportingdetails.
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Susan’sjacketwashertrademark.Sheworeiteverywhere,anditwasoneofakind.Thejacketwasstyledlikeamen’ssportcoat.Itwasmadeofgreensharkskinwithgold-and-blackleopard-printlapels.Theliningwasmadeofthesamefabricas
thelapels.Sometimesleopard-printjacketscanbeexpensive.Embroideredonthebackofthejacketwasagoldpyramidwithasingleeyeontop,likethedesignonadollarbill.EveryoneknewSusanbyherjacket.
8.Writethemainideaofthispassageinthespacebelow.Thenunderlineallthesupportingdetailsinthe
passageaboveandcrossoutanysentencesthatarenotsupportingdetails.
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ThetrainstoBargervilleshouldrunonamorefrequentschedule.Thereshouldbemorethantwotrainsadayontheweekend.Althoughthetransitdepartmentarguesthattherearen’tenoughriderstosupportanearly-morningtrainin
additiontothemiddayandeveningtrains,itisalsopossiblethattherewouldbemoreridersifthetrainsweremorefrequentand,therefore,moreconvenient.Thetrainsareyellow.Themorningtrainwouldencouragetourismanddaytrips,whichwouldbenefitlocalcommerceandimproveresidentialvaluesintheregion.
9.Writethemainideaofthispassageinthespacebelow.Thenunderlineallthesupportingdetailsinthe
passageaboveandcrossoutanysentencesthatarenotsupportingdetails.
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Author’sPurpose
Whydoauthorswrite?
Whomdoauthorswritefor?
Anauthor’spurposeishisorherreasonforwriting.Often,
authorswritebecausetheyhaveadesiretotelloraneedtoexpress.Everyauthorhasadifferentpurpose,sometimesaverypersonalone.Someauthorswritetoentertaintheiraudiences.Authorswhowriteessaysand
nonfictionwritetoinformtheirreadersortoexplainsomething.Manywritersaremotivatedbythedesireto
persuadeorconvincetheirreadertoagreewithaspecificideaoropinion.Thisistheintentionbehindmanypersuasiveessaysthatyoumayread.Itisimportanttorememberthathoweverdifferentthepurposemightbe,everyauthorhasareasonforwriting.
Directions:
Readthethreeindividualshortparagraphsbelow.Statetheauthor’spurposeforwritingeachparagraph.
Itwasmyfirstdayonthejob.Foralmosteighthoursthirtyscreamingfirst-graderswouldbeentirelymyresponsibility.Ihadspentallnightpreparingmylessonplan,Iironedmynicestsuit,andIevengotapeptalkfromoneofmyoldteachers.Still,
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