Day 2: Central Ideas & Central Messages...

Happy Tuesday Y'all,

      Today is Tuesday, January 12, 2016.  Yesterday we took a crack at identifying a CENTRAL IDEA and a CENTRAL MESSAGE for our book Of Beetles & Angels.  Today, we are going to take it a step further.  The central idea is sometimes stated by the author, relates directly to the main events, and can include characters from the story.  The central message on the other hand is more like a moral of the story.  It is a general statement or lesson that can be said about life as a whole.


      Basically, when we think of analyzing text, we think of analyzing 3 things.  First, we look for MAIN EVENTS that happen in the story.  Second, we look for patterns that keep coming up in the text.  These patterns will lead us to the authors CENTRAL  IDEA.  Finally, after looking at the central idea, we can determine the CENTRAL MESSAGE.  Remember, a central message is more like a moral of the story. 


      The learning target that goes along with is the one and only reading standard 2 for 7th grade (R.7.2).  This asks learners, like yourselves, to determine the central idea or theme of a text.  Our work today will be to post our thoughts about the central idea and the central message after we have finished our reading in the chat rooms from yesterday.  Below, you will find the links from yesterday.  Good luck and happy hunting!


https://todaysmeet.com/1ELABlock1
https://todaysmeet.com/2ELABlock1

https://todaysmeet.com/1ELABlock2
https://todaysmeet.com/2ELABlock2





Love, peace, and taco grease,
C-Dawg

P.S. I MADE THIS FOR YOU!!



From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
Kenosha Unified School District

Finishing Of Beetles & Angels: Central Ideas & Central Messages...

Good Morning Everyone,

      Today is Monday, January 11, 2016.  I hope all of you had a warm and wonderful weekend the past few days.  Today marks the beginning of the end for our reading adventure in Of Beetles & Angels.

      As we finish the last few chapters and head towards the epilogue of the book, we will begin to discuss two things: CENTRAL IDEAS & CENTRAL MESSAGES.  Central ideas are like main ideas.  Central ideas usually relate specifically to the text we are reading.  In our case, the central idea in chapters 9, 10, and 11 is all about Mawi Asgedom's father.  We asked the question, "what does Mawi want us to understand about his father"?  The central message of the book, on the other hand, may be bigger than just Mawi's father.  Central ideas always have clues connected to them within the text.  Let's look at central messages next.


      Central messages are sometimes harder for students to identify.  Central messages are bigger ideas that relate to real life or the reader's life.  Some teachers call this the theme.  Central messages and themes are like life lessons we can draw from what we are reading.  As we read today, let's see if we can figure these out together.  Below, you'll find some links to the chat rooms we started last week.  We will use them today to answer some of the questions we ask.  Good luck and happy hunting. 


https://todaysmeet.com/1ELABlock1
https://todaysmeet.com/2ELABlock1

https://todaysmeet.com/1ELABlock2
https://todaysmeet.com/2ELABlock2


Love, peace, and taco grease,
Mr. C

P.S. Here is our Vsauce for the week. 


From the cluttered mind of C, Teacher
Kenosha Unified School District