Central Idea

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What is the central idea?

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the focused idea of the text.

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How is central idea different from theme?

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Central idea includes specific names and details from the text.

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True or False: The central idea is directly tied to the author's main point or argument.

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True

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What does identifying the central idea of a text show?

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That you understand the text.

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Which of the following is NOT a type of specific detail that could support the central idea?

points made

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events

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conversations

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citations

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citations

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True or false: You do not have to read all of the supporting details to determine the central idea.

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False

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True or False: One supporting detail could change what your central idea says.

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True