RI 3.2: Main Ideas and Key Details

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What is a main idea?

Back

The big idea that the writer tries to get across; the most important thought about a topic.

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What is the main idea of a passage about leaves changing color in the fall?

Back

What leaves are like in the fall.

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What is another word for key details?

Back

Supporting details.

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What would the main idea for a text about fall probably be?

Back

During fall, the days get shorter and colder, and leaves fall from trees.

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What would be the subject of an article called 'The History of Cranberry Sauce'?

Back

Cranberries.

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What is a detail?

Back

A piece of information that supports the main idea.

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Why are key details important?

Back

They help explain and support the main idea.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

Back

To give a brief statement of the main idea and key details.

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How can you find the main idea in a paragraph?

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Look for the sentence that tells what the paragraph is mostly about.

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What is a supporting detail?

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A fact or example that helps explain the main idea.