1 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt Sequence Author’s Purpose Main Idea Drawing Conclusions Cause And Effect

2 Events occur in a certain SEQUENCE. What is another word for sequence, or what does sequence mean?

3 ORDER Events occur in a certain order, or sequence.

4 Sequence the following events in a logical order. a.Carlos dug a hole in front of the base. b.Carlos built the base of the sand castle. c.Carlos added final details to the castle.

5 b. Carlos built the base of the sand castle. Carlos dug a hole in front of the base. c. Carlos added final details to the castle.

6 Which two words would be sequence clue words? a. yellow and scary b. meanwhile and during c. chair and soda d. devouring and illuminated

7 b. meanwhile and during

8 Which of these would be sequence clue words? a. maybe, probably, should b. because, besides, anyway c. hardly, sometimes, never d. first, then, next

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12 What does “Author’s Purpose” Mean?

13 The author’s purpose is the reason or reasons the author has for writing.

14 What are the four purposes for which an author may write?

15 An author may write to: Persuade Inform Entertain Express ideas and feelings

16 What is the author’s purpose? Abraham Lincoln was one of our great presidents, but he came from humble beginnings. Lincoln practically educated himself; he had very little schooling. In addition to a basic education he taught himself law, so that he could become a lawyer.

17 The author’s purpose is to inform.

18 What is the author’s purpose? All schools should be Healthy Snack Schools like Cline. The policy gives students the chance to try new healthy snacks that they otherwise may not try. Some argue that the policy is unfair and that children don’t like the choices. But, usually students find that healthy snacks are tasty. The policy is good for students, because it…

19 To persuade

20 What is the author’s purpose? Crossing the river was very dangerous for the hikers. If they lost their balance the current of the river would carry them miles downriver. But it was nearing sunset, and it would take them too long to look for another crossing…

21 The author’s purpose is to entertain.

22 The _______ is the most important idea from a paragraph, passage, or article. a. generalization b. theme c. main idea

23 The main idea is the most important idea from a paragraph, passage, or article.

24 _______ are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea.

25 Details

26 Identify the details: Jayden dresses fashionably. Today she wore a pink fitted vest over a long white shirt. She had long strands of silver beads with matching earrings. Her black leggings and ballet slippers were perfect.

27 Details: pink fitted vest long white shirt long strands of silver beads matching earrings black leggings ballet slippers

28 Identify the main idea: Jayden dresses fashionably. Today she wore a pink fitted vest over a long white shirt. She had long strands of silver beads with matching earrings. Her black leggings and ballet slippers were perfect.

29 Main Idea: Jayden dresses fashionably.

30 What is the main idea ? Crossing the river was very dangerous for the hikers. If they lost their balance the current of the river would carry them miles downriver. But it was nearing sunset, and it would take them too long to look for another crossing.

31 main idea: Crossing the river was very dangerous for the hikers.

32 Fill in the blank. Drawing Conclusions is forming an opinion based on what you ______ _____or on the facts and details in the text.

33 Drawing Conclusions is forming an opinion based on what you already know or on the facts and details in a text.

34 Facts and details add up to a conclusion. Conclusions must make sense. What conclusion would you draw about the beach from these details? The sand on the beach was white and soft. There were palm trees and flowers. Butterflies fluttered in the sun.

35 Possible Conclusion: The beach is a beautiful place.

36 1._____ and ______ add up to a conclusion. 2.Conclusions must ______ _______.

37 1.Facts and details add up to a conclusion. 2.Conclusions must make sense.

38 What conclusion can you draw about the Apollo missions? The Apollo missions ( ) have contributed to our knowledge of the moon. On these missions astronauts gathered dust and rocks for scientists to study. They also took photos of the different sides of the moon, and these have helped us understand this part of our universe…

39 Possible conclusion that could be drawn: The Apollo missions have been very important to science.

40 What conclusion can you draw? It took a lot of teamwork to make the school website. Jan took pictures of the inside, outside, and popular areas of the school. Pat took a class on web page design. Ian studied other school web pages. Joe surveyed teachers and students to see…

41 You could draw the conclusion that making a web page takes a lot of time.

42 A cause is why something happens. An effect is: _________ _________.

43 A cause is why something happens. An effect is what happens.

44 Which of the following would be cause and effect clue words? a. maybe, probably, never b. first, second, third c. because, so, since d. pink, purple, chocolate

45 Cause and effect clue words are because, so, and since.

46 What is the cause and the effect? Anna’s brothers said she couldn’t play ball with them because she was younger than they were.

47 Cause: She was younger than they were. Effect: Anna’s brothers said she couldn’t play ball with them

48 What is the cause and the effect? The team’s score was zero because no one could get the ball past Ricky.

49 Cause: No one could get the ball past Ricky. Effect: The team’s score was zero.

50 What is the cause and the effect? Michael tripped, so he couldn’t get to the ball.

51 Cause: Michael tripped. Effect: He couldn’t get to the ball.