Main Idea Vocabulary

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Central Idea

Back

The most important thing about the text; the main idea.

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Supporting Details

Back

Details that support the central idea.

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Mediums

Back

Ways of presenting information such as video, text, pictures.

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Advantages

Back

The good things about something.

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Disadvantages

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The bad things about something.

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Main idea

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Another word for central idea; the most important aspect of the text.

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Not a medium:

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Chunking

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Main idea of The Three Little Pigs?

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Three pigs build homes from various materials to withstand anything.

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Advantage of text as a medium?

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Text provides the story details and sparks imagination.

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Disadvantage of using a picture as a medium?

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You only see the characters, not the story.