Main Idea & Details

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The main idea is what the story is mostly about.

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What are supporting details?

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

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To summarize a text means to give a brief statement of the main points.

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What is a topic sentence?

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A topic sentence is a sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph.

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How can you identify the main idea in a paragraph?

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Look for the sentence that gives the overall message or theme of the paragraph.

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What is the purpose of details in a text?

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Details provide information that supports or explains the main idea.

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What is an example of a main idea?

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Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

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What is an example of a supporting detail?

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Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.

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What is the difference between the main idea and supporting details?

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The main idea is the overall message, while supporting details are specific facts that back up the main idea.

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What does it mean to infer meaning from a text?

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To infer meaning means to understand something that is not directly stated by using clues from the text.