Main Idea

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Main idea of the passage about Scrabble.

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Scrabble is a good game for building vocabulary.

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Main idea of the paragraph: Yesterday was my birthday. I saw a sign from Josh, had spaghetti for dinner, and received a basketball from Dave.

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Charles had a great birthday.

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Main idea: Robots as personal servants in the future.

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Someday we will have robots that will be our personal servants.

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Main idea: Benjamin Franklin's inventions in the late 1700s, like the lightning rod, Franklin stove, and bifocals, improved daily life.

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Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor.

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Point of Main Idea

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Main point of the passage

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Location of the main idea?

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Anywhere in the passage

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Finding the main idea involves:

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Thinking like the Author

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Difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA.

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Theme: universal lesson; Main Idea: what a story is about.

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Ways to feel better when sad: exercise, talk to a friend, write feelings, note good things, help others, act happy.

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There are many ways to make yourself feel better.

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Main idea about floods:

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Floods can cause a lot of damage.