What is the main idea of a text?

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Main idea of a text?

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Main reason for writing the text.

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Support for the main idea?

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Details

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Facts are composed of:

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Statistics, quotes, descriptions, evidence

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What do opinions usually include?

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Claims, statements, thoughts

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Author's purpose in informative text?

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To Inform

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Details in a persuasive text include:

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Claims, opinions, ideas, thoughts, conclusions.

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Main ideas in instructional texts are stated:

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Explicitly in the text.

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Narrative text often relies on:

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The reader to interpret and summarize

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Facts and opinions in a paragraph should support:

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The paragraph's main idea

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Percentage of US High Schools banning cell phones in class (PEW study)

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69 percent