1. What do you think? Write one sentence that tells what you think..  What do you think?  What is the main idea of the paragraph? How do you know this? Give examples to show what you think.  What details describe what you think?  What examples prove my thought? Why do you think it? Give reasons that tell why you think what you think.. Why do I think this way? 1. Name _______________________________ Class _________ Date ___________ Period ____ What – Why – How Strategy Form – Example 1 2. 3. The energy in storms is what creates ocean swells. Faster wind means bigger waves. Bigger storms produce bigger swells. The amount of time the wind blows over a spot in the ocean affects the size of the swell. Energy is not created it is transferred. Fast wind has more energy to transfer to the waves. The speed of the wind is wind velocity. Fetch is the surface area affected by the storm. Bigger storms cover more surface area on the ocean transferring more energy. When waves slam together they combine their energy to make swells that can travel great distances. The amount of time the wind blows is called duration Longer storms transfer more energy to the ocean. Long, strong storms make the best swells.

2. What do you think? Write one sentence that tells what you think..  What do you think?  What is the main idea of the paragraph? How do you know this? Give examples to show what you think.  What details describe what you think?  What examples prove my thought? Why do you think it? Give reasons that tell why you think what you think.. Why do I think this way? 1. Name _______________________________ Class _________ Date ___________ Period ____ What – Why – How Strategy Form – Example 2 2. 3. Food chains are made up of three different types of living things that depend on each other. Decomposers make nutrients that are used by producers. Producers rely on the decomposers for nutrients and are eaten by some consumers. Consumers eat producers and are broken down by decomposers when they die. Fungi and bacteria are examples of decomposers. Decomposers break down unused dead material and turn them in to nutrients for the soil. The nutrients in the soil help plants grow. Plants are producers. They make their own food through photosynthesis. Photosynthesis uses the energy from the sun, carbon dioxide from the air, and nutrients from the soil to make food for the plants. Consumers eat plants and other animals for energy. There are three types of consumers, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. When consumers die, their bodies are used by the decomposers to make nutrients for the soil.

3. What do you think? Write one sentence that tells what you think..  What do you think?  What is the main idea of the paragraph? How do you know this? Give examples to show what you think.  What details describe what you think?  What examples prove my thought? Why do you think it? Give reasons that tell why you think what you think.. Why do I think this way? 1. Name _______________________________ Class _________ Date ___________ Period ____ What – Why – How Strategy Form – Example 3 A square is also a rectangle, a parallelogram, and a rhombus. The definition of a rectangle fits a square. A rectangle has two sets of congruent parallel sides. A rectangle has four right angles. The definition of a parallelogram fits a square. A square fits the definition of a rhombus. A parallelogram has opposite sides that are congruent. The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel. A rhombus has four sides. All the sides of a rhombus are congruent. 2. 3.

4. What do you think? Write one sentence that tells what you think..  What do you think?  What is the main idea of the paragraph? How do you know this? Give examples to show what you think.  What details describe what you think?  What examples prove my thought? Why do you think it? Give reasons that tell why you think what you think.. Why do I think this way? 1. Name _______________________________ Class _________ Date ___________ Period ____ What – Why – How Strategy Form – Example 4 Jun Ken Po is a fair game. Everybody has the same three choices: rock, paper, scissors. Each player has a 1/3 probability of selecting rock, paper or scissors. Each choice only beats one of the other choices. The definition of fair applies to the game. A tree diagram show the game is fair. Everybody has the same chance of winning. The player has a 50/50 chance of winning. There are 9 possible outcomes in the game. Rock wins in two of the outcomes, scissors wins in two of the outcomes, and paper wins in two of the outcomes. Three of the outcomes are draws. 2. 3.

5. What do you think? Write one sentence that tells what you think..  What do you think?  What is the main idea of the paragraph? How do you know this? Give examples to show what you think.  What details describe what you think?  What examples prove my thought? Why do you think it? Give reasons that tell why you think what you think.. Why do I think this way? 1. Name _______________________________ Class _________ Date ___________ Period ____ What – Why – How Strategy Form – Example 5 My dog is the most amazing animal in the whole world. He protects me. Whenever someone comes to the door he barks to let me know. When we take a walk, he growls at strangers. He plays with me. He does my homework for me. At the park we play Frisbee. He catches it in his mouth and brings it back. He’s great with math. He has a little trouble holding the pencil, though. 2. 3.

6. What do you think? Write one sentence that tells what you think..  What do you think?  What is the main idea of the paragraph? How do you know this? Give examples to show what you think.  What details describe what you think?  What examples prove my thought? Why do you think it? Give reasons that tell why you think what you think.. Why do I think this way? 1. Name _______________________________ Class _________ Date ___________ Period ____ What – Why – How Strategy Form – Example 6 My mother is my hero. My mom was in the army. She joined the army when men laughed at women in the service. She survived wilderness tests most men could not do. She is in the World Book of records. She received a metal. My mom got a diploma from the University of Hawaii. My mom started her own business. She wanted to learn about managing peoples money. She started school after we were born. She studied after we went to bed. She graduated with high grades. She wanted to be her own boss. She helps people make money. She employs two other people. 2. 3.

7. What do you think? Write one sentence that tells what you think..  What do you think?  What is the main idea of the paragraph? How do you know this? Give examples to show what you think.  What details describe what you think?  What examples prove my thought? Why do you think it? Give reasons that tell why you think what you think.. Why do I think this way? 1. Name _______________________________ Class _________ Date ___________ Period ____ What – Why – How Strategy Form – Example 7 You should think before buying something made in a country that uses child labor to make cheap items for Americans and other people to buy. Child labor banned in USA but not other countries Child labor is banned in America. 200 million children world-wide work full time in conditions not fit for an animal. Pakistan and India use child laborers as young as four years old Young children in other countries are forced to work. Children are not paid in full for the work they do. “Bonded labor” systems force children to work for a single employer for many years. 13% of the workforce in Honduras is between 12 and 15 years old. Children may work 14 hours a day with no break. Children are not paid minimum pay. Children in Haiti are paid 28 cents per hour on average and 18 cents in Sri Lanka. Children in Viet Nam and China do not make more than 11 cents. 2. 3.