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What's the Big Idea? Exercise 4
- a bit harder than 1 & 2

Note: you may need to directly teach the students the meaning of "example" and "specific." The student could say that tornadoes, blizzards, and hail are "weather events" -- or they could be more specific and say "dangerous weather events."

What's the Big Idea? Exercise 4

Directions:Write the common subject for each group of words (or "write a good title for each list"). Then add another example that could be included in that group. Be as specific as you can.

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shout
holler
scream
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Frisbee
javelin
football
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iron
silver
copper
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collar
bird cage
leash
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dust
mud
stains
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thread
scissors
needles
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grocerty store
ticket counter
bus stop
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rag
Kewpie
Barbie
baby
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gasoline
wood
coal
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painting
sculpture
poetry
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horse
donkey
bicycle
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algae
waves
whales

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