Central Idea

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The central idea of nonfiction text is

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what the text is mostly about.

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What is a topic?

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The general subject of a text.

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What is another word for SUPPORTING DETAILS used to identify the CENTRAL IDEA of a text?

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Text Evidence

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What is the central idea? Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.

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Soccer players learn how to control the ball so they can score.

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Being able to identify the central idea of a text shows...

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that you understand the text.

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Supporting detail for: “There are many different colors in a crayon box”

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The crayon box has 24 colors in it

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What is the central idea of the passage? The law was not exactly fair in the Middle Ages in Europe. Back then, you could blame someone in your town for committing a crime. The “criminal” could then challenge you to a fight to prove his guilt or innocence. If you lost the fight, you were charged as a liar and the criminal was believed to be innocent. If you won, the criminal was believed to be guilty.

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Laws were unfair in the Middle Ages

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What is a topic?

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the general subject of a text