Abazeed & Maura Language Arts

A.First identify the lines where the speaker states the central argument (thesis or main idea) of the article (e.g. Lines 11-13 is where the author states his/her central argument/main idea). In other words, what is the author’s point? Why is the author writing this article?

B.Then write in your own words demonstrating your understanding of the author’s central argument or main idea.

To practice learning the meaning of words from context, choose words from the article that you did not know previously.

For each of the words:

A.Quote the sentence from the article.

B.Infer or write what you think the definition is based on context. This is a guess, you can’t be wrong.

C.Write the context clues that help you determine the definition of the word.

D.Write the dictionary definition of the word.

(Be specific as possible)

Paraphrasing: Means to reword each sentence in your own words. This demonstrates your understanding of the speaker’s intended meaning. The best way to do this is to read the lines, cover it up or put it away, retell what you read, and then write it. Then reread the original lines; do your words mean the same thing as the original?