Main Idea and Supporting Details

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What is the main idea of a passage?

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The main idea is a statement that tells what a passage is mostly about.

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What does supporting detail mean?

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Supporting details are facts or examples that help explain or support the main idea.

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What is an example of a main idea?

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Jenny wants to be a nurse.

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What is the purpose of supporting details?

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Supporting details provide evidence or reasons to back up the main idea.

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True or False: The main idea can stand alone without supporting details.

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False.

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What is a topic in a passage?

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The topic is the subject or theme that the passage discusses.

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What is a transitional sentence?

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A transitional sentence helps to connect ideas or paragraphs in a text.

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How can you identify the main idea in a text?

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Look for the sentence that summarizes what the text is mostly about.

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What is an example of a supporting detail?

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Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.

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What does it mean to retell a story?

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To retell a story means to tell it again in your own words.