Main Idea, Supporting Details, and Summary

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A statement that tells what a passage is mostly about -

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Main idea

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Facts/examples in a paragraph?

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Supporting Details

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Mount Rushmore is a large stone carving of four U.S. presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln, located in South Dakota. It attracts many visitors each year.

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Mount Rushmore is a carving in a stone cliff.

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Mount Rushmore features the faces of four U.S. presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln.

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Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln are the presidents carved into Mount Rushmore.

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Mount Rushmore features the faces of four U.S. presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln, located in South Dakota. Best title?

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Mount Rushmore Carvings

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Feeling sad? You can improve your mood by exercising, talking to a friend, writing your feelings, or doing something good for others. Acting happy can also help!

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There are many ways to make yourself feel better.

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Roller coaster is dangerous. Best supporting detail:

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Last year, it broke down several times, leaving people stranded in their cars sixty feet off the ground. Seat belts are torn and don’t always buckle properly. One area of the track shakes and makes a strange grinding sound.

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Summary:

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Main ideas and important details of a text.

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Supporting details in nonfiction passages?

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Facts or examples that support the main idea.

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Improve our school by planting a garden. It teaches responsibility and can support the school through plant sales.

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A school garden would benefit everyone in our school community.