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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The CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text needs to always be supported with...

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Supporting Details

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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 a topic?

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The general subject of a text.

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What is the central idea of the passage?
Thomas Edison’s life span is known as “The age of Edison.” If it wasn’t for Thomas Edison, we might not have electric lights, telephones, movie cameras, or computers! Think of all the ways these great products affect our lives today. Edison held over 1,000 patents and received dozens of awards during his lifetime for his inventions and contributions to science.

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Thomas Edison was an important inventor

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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