Central Ideas

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What is the CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text?

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What the text is MOSTLY about.

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What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea of a text?

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What point is the author trying to make?

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Why are illustrations in a text important?

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They can offer clues to the central idea.

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What is the central idea of the passage about Thomas Edison?

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Thomas Edison's inventions still impact society today.

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What is the central idea of the passage about laws in the Middle Ages?

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Laws of the Middle Ages were unfair.

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Define 'Central Idea'.

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The main point or message that the author wants to convey in a text.

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What is a summary?

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A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.

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How can context clues help in finding the central idea?

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They provide hints or information that can lead to understanding the main message.

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What role do headings and subheadings play in a text?

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They help organize information and can indicate the central idea of sections.

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What is the difference between the central idea and a theme?

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The central idea is specific to a text, while a theme is a broader message that can apply to multiple texts.