Main Idea Review

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Topic of the text?

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Who or what the text is mostly about.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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Main idea of a text?

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The big idea of what the text is about.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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Main Idea: Weather reporters use pictures to convey weather info quickly.

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Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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Support Detail for: Summer days are longer than winter days.

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The sun doesn't set until 8:30 some nights.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

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Supporting Detail for: An ostrich and a penguin have a lot in common.

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Both have wings but cannot fly.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

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Main Idea: Native Americans dried meat, pounded it, mixed with fat, and sometimes added berries/sugar to make pemmican, a non-spoiling, energy-rich food still used by explorers today.

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How pemmican was prepared by Native Americans.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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Important US farm crop used for clothing, easy to clean and durable.

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Cotton

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Main Idea: Giraffes are the tallest animals and unique in many ways, sleeping only 20 minutes a day and having distinct coat colors.

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Giraffes are unique animals.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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Main Idea: Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors from a young age, inspired many with their successful airplane. Their first flight in 1903 lasted 12 seconds, motivating others to pursue science, math, and dreams.

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The Wright Brothers were inventors who have inspired many people.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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Main Idea: Colonial families worked long hours but made harvest season enjoyable with corn-husking parties and community gatherings.

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Colonial families tried to make harvest season more enjoyable.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2