close reading techniques ch. 1 the first americans
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Close Reading Close Reading TechniquesTechniques
Ch. 1 The First AmericansCh. 1 The First Americans
Topics & Main IdeaTopics & Main Idea
• What is a main idea?• BrainPOP Video:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/mainidea/
• Main Idea: point the author is trying to make
• Smaller Ideas are called details
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• Topic: Native Americans
• Big Idea: Native Americans came from Asia
• Key Vocab: – Native: belong to a place since birth or
childhood
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• Topic: Native Americans
• Main Idea: Native Americans were the first people in America.
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• Topic: Native American Differences
• Main Idea: Native Americans had difference cultures.
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• Topic: Northwest Native Americans
• Main Idea: Northwest Native Americans used trees to build and fish to eat.
• Key Vocab: – Canoe: long wooden boat
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• Topic: Southwest Native Americans• Main Idea: Southwest Native Americans had almost no
rain, animals, or fish so they had farms.• Key Vocab:
– Cotton: plant used to make clothes
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• Topic: Midwest Native Americans• Main Idea: Midwest Native Americans live in a flat area
and used the buffalo for food and supplies.• Key Vocab:
– Great Plains: a name for the flat, middle part of North America
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• Topic: Eastern Native Americans• Main Idea: Eastern Native Americans
lived in forests and hunted turkeys and grew vegetables.
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• Topic: Native American Similarities
• Main Idea: Native Americans loved the land and plants and animals.
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• Topic: Native American Tools
• Main Idea: Native Americans made tools out of stones and bones.
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• Topic: Native American Teaching
• Main Idea: Native Americans taught Europeans to grow food and make medicine.
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• Topic: Native Americans Today
• Main Idea: Native Americans still continue some of their traditions today.