Welcome to Developmental Reading

Sharon MayAdjunct Professor

Thinking with a pen:

Why are you here in this class?

That means think and write down your thoughts

So Why Are You Here?

Whether you know it or not you have joined a club – the club of academia. Now you need to

learn the language, the lingo, of your new club. Think of this class as part of your initiation…

Welcome to the Club

Doctor Lawyer Auto Mechanic

They all have their own lingo

What do these careers have in

common?

Reading Lingo

Main Idea Topic sentence Thesis Topic Thesis statement Implied Main Idea Stated Main Idea Context clues Inferences

Organizational Patterns Transition Words Fact & Opinion Relationships Between

sentences Relationships Within

sentences Author’s Purpose Bias Tone

Main Idea

Main Idea

A one sentence summary

An umbrella statement covering all content within the passage

Topic + Controlling Idea = Main

Idea

Topic: Who or what?

Controlling Idea: What about that who or what?

Main Idea

Main Idea

one concept, many names

Paragraph: Main Idea

Essay: Thesis

Passage: Central Point

Main Idea

Main Idea Thesis Central Point

Same concepts, different terminology

Can cause confusion when in a test situation

Main Idea

Video games are bad for kids

Why?

They are violent, use profanity, and have adult subject matter

Example Essay

Example Essay

Thesis Statement: Children should not be allowed to play video games due to their mature content.(notice how the thesis sounds like an argument)

1. Violent Content2. Offensive Language3. Adult Themes (theft, rape, death,

etc.)

Support for Thesis

Children should not be allowed to play

video games due to their mature content. One reason is the content within the games is often of a violent nature with members killing off other characters. Another reason is that many games use offensive language. The themes within the games are also too mature for children. For example, some games deal with murder, theft, rape, and other questionable subject matter.

Paragraph One

Violent content

Games are often based on one character killing off other characters in order to beat various levels and progress through the game. This is an inappropriate activity for children…Blah blah blah….

Paragraph Two

Offensive Language

The language in video games often contain profanity and other inappropriate words for children. Blah, blah, blah…

Paragraph Three

Adult Themes

Some video games have the characters doing dirty deeds to earn points such as stealing cars and raping women. This subject matter is far too mature for children to be exposed to… yadda, yadda, yadda…

Paragraph Four

What is the main idea of paragraph three?

A. Children should not be allowed to play video games due to their mature content.

B. Video games contain too much violence for children.

C. The language in video games often contain profanity and other inappropriate words for children.

D. The subject matter in video games is inappropriate for children.

TEST TIME

1. Intro Paragraph2. Violent Content3. Offensive Language4. Adult Themes (theft, rape, death, etc.)

Reminder

What is the main idea of paragraph three?

A. Children should not be allowed to play video games due to their mature content.

B. Video games contain too much violence for children.

C. The language in video games often contains profanity and other inappropriate words for children.

D. The subject matter in video games is inappropriate for children.

TEST TIME

What is the main idea of paragraph two?

A. Children should not be allowed to play video games due to their mature content.

B. Video games contain too much violence for children.

C. The language in video games often contains profanity and other inappropriate words for children.

D. The subject matter in video games is inappropriate for children.

TEST TIME

1. Intro Paragraph2. Violent Content3. Offensive Language4. Adult Themes (theft, rape, death, etc.)

Reminder

What is the main idea of paragraph two?

A. Children should not be allowed to play video games due to their mature content.

B. Video games contain too much violence for children.

C. The language in video games often contains profanity and other inappropriate words for children.

D. The subject matter in video games is inappropriate for children.

TEST TIME

What is the thesis of this essay?

A. Children should not be allowed to play video games due to their mature content.

B. Video games contain too much violence for children.

C. The language in video games often contains profanity and other inappropriate words for children.

D. The subject matter in video games is inappropriate for children.

TEST TIME

What is the thesis of this essay?

A. Children should not be allowed to play video games due to their mature content.

B. Video games contain too much violence for children.

C. The language in video games often contains profanity and other inappropriate words for children.

D. The subject matter in video games is inappropriate for children.

TEST TIME

Types of Main Idea

Two Types of Main Idea

Stated Main Idea

Paragraph = Topic sentence

Essay = Thesis Statement

Implied Main Idea

Not actually written in the paragraph, essay, or passageYou have to infer it on your own

Imply - Infer

Imply

Don’t say it outright

Example: Honey, will you take out the trash?

Infer

Read between the lines / put the pieces

together

She wants me to take the trash out right now.

Author’s Purpose

Why the author wrote what they did

Three General Purposes:

1. Inform (textbooks, research articles, etc.)2. Persuade 3. Entertain

Author’s Purpose

Directly Linked to Main Idea

Author’s Purpose

Pattern of Organization

How the author organizes his thoughts

Patterns of Organization

MI = Main Idea

P = Purpose

P = Pattern

All three are intertwined

Remember MI PP