Main idea

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Importance of main idea in a text?

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Helps us better understand what we read.

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Determine the main idea by asking: What is the author's main point?

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Ask myself, What is the main point the author wants me to know?

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Strategy to determine main idea:

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Use the topic sentence.

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Topic sentence?

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Main idea.

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Other strategies to identify the main idea:

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Look for repeated ideas.