Main Ideas, Key Details, Summary

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What are key details?

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Key details are important pieces of information that support and explain the main idea of a text.

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What is the main idea of a text?

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The main idea is the central point or message that the author wants to convey.

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How do you identify the main idea?

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Ask yourself, 'What is the author's main point/message in this text?'

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What is a summary?

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A summary is a brief statement that captures the main ideas and key details of a text.

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Why do we summarize texts?

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We summarize texts to convey the gist or main ideas without going into all the details.

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What is the relationship between main ideas and key details?

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Key details provide support and evidence for the main idea.

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When should you summarize a book?

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You should summarize a book when you want to tell a friend the gist or main ideas of the book.

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What is the best way to summarize a passage?

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Identify the main idea and include the key details that support it.

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What does it mean to find the main idea?

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Finding the main idea means determining what the text is mostly about.

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What is an example of a main idea?

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Dogs can be trained to help solve crimes.