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1、Angela Maiers, 2006,Whats the Point?: Finding the BIG Ideas in Text,Presented By Angela Maiers, 2006,What is the BIG IDEA?,Define main idea and theme. (Is there any difference?) Main idea is Theme is How do YOU (as a reader) find the main idea/ themes within text? What are the specific steps involve
2、d in getting to the BIG IDEAS? List and Discuss. What do your students struggle with most when seeking the BIG IDEAS in text at your grade level?,Harvard ReportDr. Perry, Director of the Harvard Reading and Study Center,1500 first year college students-30 pg chapter from textbook Task: Within 20 min
3、utes, write a short statement on what the chapter was about Outcome: 94.5% students scored well on multiple-choice test on detail 15 out of 1500 top first year college students: previewed section read headings understood and followed the writing/writers structure skimmed and analyzed visuals looked
4、descriptive flags in the margin read end of the chapter summaries noted key points while reading-signal words and phrased Major Conclusions: obedient purposelessness : an enormous amount of wasted effort in most of first year students. Students must be jarred out of this approach. This reading act r
5、equires self-confidence, skill, intention, focus, and even courage, on the part of the student who must decide for himself what to read or skip. Students MUST always ask themselves what it is they want to get out of a reading assignment, then look around for those key and important points.,Angela Ma
6、iers, 2006,Thinking Like a Writer!,The act of reading and writing involve the same skills. Both require a student to use word knowledge, sentence structure, and paragraph organization to either convey a message or to decode a message.,Authors Decisions,What do I know about, care about, or have resea
7、rched enough about to write down? (TOPIC) What is my goal in writing this information down? What do I want to accomplish by writing this information down? (PURPOSE) Who would benefit from knowing these facts? (AUDIENCE) What would be the best way to share this information with my readers? (FORMAT) H
8、ow should I organize the information so the reader can easily read and understand it? (STRUCTURE/ORGANIZATION) What can I do hook readers attention? (FEATURES/STYLE) How do I know this is my very best writing? (CRAFT/CREDIBILITY),Todays Goals and Agenda:,What is the main idea-EXACTLY? Where is it lo
9、cated in fiction/nonfiction text? What is it that we need to explicitly model and demonstrate to students so they can find the BIG IDEA on their own.,Angela Maiers, 2006,Why it is so hard to find?,Main Idea Main Idea Statement Most Important Idea Central Idea Central Thought Authors Message Theme Th
10、esis Critical Understanding Writers Purpose Paragraph is Mostly” About,Angela Maiers, 2006,Parts of a Paragraph,A topic identifies who or what the reading passage is about. A main idea (the most important point the author is making about the topic). It is often stated in a topic sentence. Supporting
11、 details (the specific ideas to develop, explain, or support the main idea).,Main Ideas can be,Stated: A stated main idea is a sentence found in the reading passage which states the topic and the main point or points being made about that topic. This sentence is referred to as the TOPIC SENTENCE. Im
12、plied: An implied main idea means that the author has chosen not to use a statement in the selection or passage to tell the reader the topic and main idea. The reader must read the passage and determine the main idea from the information that is presented. The READER is responsible for composing a s
13、tatement of the main idea. No topic sentence exists.,You, along with lions, goats, and bats belong to a class called mammals. About 4000 species of mammals live here on earth, and many look different from each other. But, all mammals have certain characteristics that set them apart from other living
14、 things. Mammals are all warm blooded and have fur or hair. They can survive in cold places because of their warm blood. Many believe that mammals are the most intelligent animals on earth.,Four Steps to Discovering the Main Idea,What is the topic of this passage? What are the points made about this
15、 topic? (Supporting Details) What point is the writer trying to prove or make? State that point . Does that statement represent the most important thing the writer is saying about the topic?,L6: Topic Sentence,A reader can be sure they have found the stated main idea if the sentence contains the top
16、ic the sentence states the single most important point about the topic the sentence is general enough to cover all the information in the paragraph the other sentences explain or tell more about the main idea sentence the sentence makes complete sense by itself (the reader can comprehend the selecti
17、on without reading the rest of the selection).,Angela Maiers, 2006,What is the Main Idea?,Wilma Rudolph was a crippled child who became an Olympic running champion. Wilma was born prematurely in 1940 and spent her childhood battling illness, including measles, scarlet fever, chicken pox, pneumonia,
18、and polio, a crippling disease that at that time had no cure. At the age of four, she was told that she would never walk normally again. After years of special treatment and physical therapy, twelve year old Wilma was determined to walk again normally. But walking was not enough for Wilma, who was d
19、etermined to become an athlete. Before long, her talent earned her a spot on the 1956 Olympics, where she earned a bronze metal. In the 1960 Olympics, at the height of her career, she won three gold medals.,Angela Maiers, 2006,Defining Central Idea/Thesis,The central point is the main idea of a pass
20、age made up of two or more paragraphs. The thesis statement is a STATEMENT (telling sentence) that states the topic and the authors controlling point about the topic for a passage of two or more paragraphs.,Ten Lessons to Support Reading for the Big Idea!,Lesson One: Defining Main Idea Lesson Two: E
21、xploring the Parts of a Paragraph Lesson Three: Identifying Topic/Subject of the Writing Lesson Four: Sorting Major/Minor Details Lesson Five: Using Text Structure to Identify M.I. Lesson Six: Looking for A Topic Sentence Lesson Seven: Making Inferences from implied M.I. . Lesson Eight : Putting Aut
22、hors Point into your own words Lesson Nine: Monitoring and checking for meaning using M.I. criteria Lesson Ten: Exploring Differences in Location of Big Ideas across multiple texts and genres,Angela Maiers, 2006,L1: Defining Main Idea,Main? Idea? Main Idea is.,Angela Maiers, 2006,L2: Topic, Main Ide
23、a, or Supporting Detail?,_One common cause of headaches is muscle tension. _Poor posture that tenses the muscles in the neck and back can trigger a headache. _Headaches are sometimes the result of stress, anxiety, and depression that cause the muscles in the neck, face, and scalp to become tense. _
24、Common causes of headaches,L3: Identify the TOPIC,The topic is identified as either a word or phrase which best describes what the reading selection is about. The topic should not be too broad (covering more than what is discussed in the selection) or too narrow (not covering everything discussed in
25、 the selection). Q: Who or what have I just read about?“ Clues for determining the topic of a selection: A word, name, or phrase that appears as a heading or title. A word, name or phrase that appears in special type such bold print, italics, or color. A word, name or phrase that is repeated through
26、out the paragraph. A word, name, or phrase that may appear at the beginning of the paragraph and is then referred to throughout the paragraph by pronouns (or other words).,Angela Maiers, 2006,L3: What is the Topic?,The rules of conduct during an examination are clear. No books, calculators or papers
27、 are allowed in the test room. Proctors will not allow anyone with such items to take the test. Anyone caught cheating will be asked to leave the room. His or her test sheet will be taken. The incident will be reported to the proper authority. At the end of the test period, all materials will be ret
28、urned to the proctor. Failure to abide by these rules will result in a failing grade for this test.,Angela Maiers, 2006,L3: What is the Topic?,Most of the policy problems that the federal government confronts do not lend themselves to simple solutions. Whether the issue is space travel or hunger in
29、America, expert knowledge is essential to the development of effective public policy. Much of the expertise is held by bureaucrats. They spend their careers working in a particular policy area. Many of them have had scientific, technical, or other specialized training.,L4: Sorting for Importance in
30、the Details,L5: Knowledge of Text Structure,Description Compare/Contrast Cause and Effect Chronology/Sequence Procedural Persuasive Question/Answer Problem/Solution,Angela Maiers, 2006,Topic Sentence Location:,First sentence 2) Last sentence 3) Middle of paragraph 4) Combination of two sentences,Ang
31、ela Maiers, 2006,L7: Implied MI,Implied Main Idea: In some instances an author might choose to only hint or suggest the topic and main idea rather than An implied main idea is a sentence that the reader composes rather than a statement found in the selection. This reader developed sentence provides
32、the same information as a topic or stated main idea sentence. An implied main idea answers the same two basic questions as a stated main idea: 1. Who or what did I just read about? 2. What was the main point or points made by the author.,Angela Maiers, 2006,L8: Formulating Implied MI,3 Ways Readers Formulate an Implied Main Idea: 1. Add essential words or phrases to an existing sentence from the paragraph. 2. Combine two sentences from the paragraph t
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