Main Idea, Details & Summary

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A topic is...

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The issue the text is talking about.

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A topic sentence is...

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A sentence in the text that reveals the issue being discussed.

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Key detail in text:

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An important point that helps find the main idea.

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Main idea:

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A brief statement reflecting the main topic of a nonfiction text.

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Summary: A short paragraph you create with the main idea and key details.

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A short paragraph that you create which includes the main idea of the text and some key important details.

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Many children, especially boys, dream of being garbage collectors. To them, it seems fun and appealing. Why?

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Through the eyes of a young child, being a trash man can look quite attractive and appealing.

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Many children, especially boys, dream of being garbage collectors due to the fun of driving big trucks and riding on them. What is the main idea?

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A lot of young boys might like the idea of being a truck driver.

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John Robert Lewis, a U.S. Representative from Georgia, advocates for Civil Rights and is the last surviving member of the Big Six leaders of the 1960s movement. He aims to inspire a new generation of activists through his comic memoir, "March: Book Two," which recounts his life and role in the March on Washington.

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"It is my hope," he says, "that more and more of the young people engaging in non-violent protests would take a lesson from "March" and use the way of non-violence."

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John Lewis, a Civil Rights leader and Congressman, wrote a book about the March on Washington to inspire nonviolent activism.

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He hopes to inspire others to use nonviolence.