Main Idea Vocabulary Terms 3rd Grade

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Retell events or details of a text or story in order.

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recount

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Main part of a book, magazine, or website.

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text

Front

What is a passage about, focusing on the central idea and key details?

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summarize

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Relating what you read to something else you know

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connection

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Back up with details

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support

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To show how you know something

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determine

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Most important info in a story supporting the main idea.

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key details

Front

What a piece of writing is mainly about

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main idea

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Info that supports the main idea

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details

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Facts, info, and skills learned through experience or education.

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knowledge