DO NOW Pick up the handouts. Add your new notes to page 13. Update your table of contents on page 1: DATETOPICPAGE # 9/16Making Inferences10 9/17Metacognition and Annotation11 9/22Topic and Theme12 9/23Central Ideas and Supporting Details13 9/23Central Idea and Supporting Details, example14

Objective(s) I can annotate a text by underlining important information, circling unfamiliar words/phrases, marking my strong opinions with exclamation points, and asking questions. I can identify the central idea(s) of an informational text by determining the author’s claim about a topic of my choice. I can identify the text’s major supporting details by how the author justifies his claim.

New Vocabulary TermDefinitionMnemonic 1. central idea 2. supporting details the author’s message about the text’s topic; a thesis (or claim) that s/he tries to prove in the body paragraphs. examples and/or evidence the author uses to prove his/her thesis

Make some connections… What term do you already know that’s similar to “central idea”? How are _________________ and central idea(s) similar?

Process: Identify the Central Idea: 1.List topics. 2.Select a topic you can follow through the entire text. 3.State the author’s thesis/claim about the topic you selected. (HINT: Use the introduction and conclusion to help you!) List of topics. topic (you choose from list above) Central Idea (author’s thesis/claim)

Process: Select STRONG Supporting Details: 4.“Chunk” the text into like groups. 5.Identify the main idea of each chunk. 6.Check to see that the main idea explains or gives examples that support the central idea. If yes, that main idea becomes a supporting detail. If no, reexamine your work. List of topics. Topic Central Idea Supporting Details (At least one for each “chunk”)

Let’s apply what you’ve read. Your task: Take the next minutes and read the text “What Are You Afraid of?” As you read, annotate using the following symbols: Underline important information. Circle unfamiliar words. Ask questions (in the margin). State strong opinions (in the margin). While you wait for others to finish, use the introduction and conclusion to help you decide: what’s the author’s thesis/claim about the topic “fear”?

Did we meet our objectives today? I can annotate a text by underlining important information, circling unfamiliar words/phrases, marking my strong opinions with exclamation points, and asking questions. I can identify the central idea(s) of an informational text by determining the author’s claim about a topic of my choice. I can identify the text’s major supporting details by how the author justifies his claim.

14 CI and SD, example Fear People must face their fears in order to keep them from taking over their lives. “Phobia vs. Fear” People’s brains help them to fear danger. “Phobia vs. Fear” Sometimes, people’s brains create irrational, unfounded fears called phobias. “Conquering Fear” Kyle uses the “exposure” treatment to slowly learn his phobia isn’t rational. “Conquering Fear” Repeated interactions prevent his fear/phobia from returning.

Objective(s) I can annotate a text by underlining important information, circling unfamiliar words/phrases, marking my strong opinions with exclamation points, and asking questions. I can identify the central idea(s) of an informational text by determining the author’s claim about a topic of my choice. I can identify the text’s major supporting details by how the author justifies his claim. Did we meet our objectives today?