Focus on Reading Structure Activity

Focus on Structure Activity
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This activity is for review and checking for understanding of structure in
reading, writing, and speaking.

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Students or others may record their answers on paper or electronically.
Alternatively, each corner of the classroom or other room may be labeled
A, B, C, and D. The questions and answers can then be projected on to a
screen. Students or others then walk to the corner matching their answer.

By Mr. Bluma
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http://pointeviven.blogspot.com/2012/07/about-jesse.html
(Sources: Holt, World History: Ancient Civilizations and World History: Medieval to Early Modern Times)

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Directions
Read and analyze each statement. Then decide if the statement is
an example of a
- A. topic
- B. thesis
- C. main idea or
- D. fact and detail
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#1. People and jobs

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
• D: facts and details
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)

(idea principal, 大意)

(detalle, 详情)

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Answer #1. Topic (A)
“People and jobs” is a broad, general
subject.
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#2. People working on different jobs
needed organization.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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Answer #2. Facts and Details (D)
“People working on different jobs needed
organization” are important and relate to
the topic.

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#3. Laws and government provided
structure.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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“Laws and government provided
structure” is important and relates to the
topic.
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#4. Having people in a society work on
many different jobs led to the creation of
laws and government.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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Answer #4. Main Idea (C)
“Having people in a society work on
many different jobs led to the creation of
laws and government” is a very important
key concept.
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#5. The ancient Greeks used mythology
to explain all things, from everyday events
to forces of nature to the creation of the
universe.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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Answer #5. Thesis (B)
“The ancient Greeks used mythology to
explain all things, from everyday events to
forces of nature to the creation of the
universe” is a statement of a big idea,
interprets information, and provides the
writer’s explanation and position.
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#6. Maya were an American Indian
people who developed a magniﬁcent
civilization in Mesoamerica, which is the
southern part of North America.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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“Maya were an American Indian people
who developed a magniﬁcent civilization
in Mesoamerica, which is the southern
part of North America” is a very
important key concept.
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#7. The groups of people that invaded
Rome.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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“The groups of people that invaded
Rome” is a broad, general subject.
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#8. Spaniards invaded by Vandals;
destroyed Roman areas; three groups
invaded Britain; Franks invaded Gaul.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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“Spaniards invaded by Vandals; destroyed
Roman areas; three groups invaded
Britain; Franks invaded Gaul” are
important events and relate to the topic.
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#9. In the 400s, Rome and its territories
were attacked by several groups of
invaders.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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“In the 400s, Rome and its territories
were attacked by several groups of
invaders” is a very important key
concept.
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#10. Considering his many talents and
interests, Leonardo da Vinci embodied the
spirit of the Renaissance--or rebirth of
Europe.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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“Considering his many talents and
interests, Leonardo da Vinci embodied the
spirit of the Renaissance--or rebirth of
Europe” is a statement of a big idea,
interprets information, and provides the
writer’s explanation and position.
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#11. Soccer, baseball, and swimming.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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“Soccer, baseball, and swimming” is a
broad, general subject.
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#12. The most important reasons for the
collapse of Ghana in West Africa were
invaders (the Almoravids), the overgrazing
of land, and internal rebellion.

• A: topic
• B: thesis
• C: main idea
(tema, 主题)

(tesis, 论点)


(detalle, 详情)

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“The most important reasons for the
collapse of Ghana in West Africa were
invaders (the Almoravids), the overgrazing
of land, and internal rebellion” is a
statement of a big idea, interprets
information, and provides the writer’s
explanation and position.
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