Lesson 01.05 Flashcards
What is the question to ask when searching for a topic?
“What’s it about?”; who or what the text is about (e.g. music); often only one or two words.
What is the the question you ask when searching for the central idea?
“What’s the point?”; the central thought, point, or message of a nonfiction or informational text (e.g. music has played a major role in shaping society); a full sentence, much like a theme, however, a theme is a lesson, a central idea is the main idea.
What does TIE stand for?
Topic, information, and express.
What is the topic step in TIE?
What or who is the article mostly about? In one word, determine the topic of the article.
What is the information step in TIE?
What overall information does the author provide about the topic?
What is the express step in TIE?
Take the topic and information provided and express this in one sentence, don’t include specific details from the article, but rather the overall information.
What will make the impact of the information last?
Having a central idea and supporting details present.
What are the keys to academic success?
Knowing how to deliver information effectively and locating important information.
Where is the central idea normally?
The first or last sentence of the first paragraph.
What five questions should you ask about the text features?
Who wrote the text? What does the title tell me? How did the pictures relate to the text? Are there clues in the captions? What central idea do the charts and graph support?
What is the difference between explicit and implicit central ideas?
Explicit central ideas are directly stated, implicit central ideas are not.
What do you do after you settle on a central idea and decide whether it’s explicit or implicit?
Ask yourself “what details in the text prove the central idea?” and if you have no luck in finding evidence to support your central idea, then you need to reconsider whether it’s correct starting with the topic.
What are the attributes of a well-written paragraph?
Each sentence will have a role in supporting, refining, or developing the central idea. Close reading and rereading all of them to identify the role of each sentence in the overall text structure.
