central idea defined ns

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Topic

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the subject that the passage/text focuses on

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the subject that the passage/text focuses on

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Central Idea

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Also known as the main idea; this is the most important thought of the entire text and tells the reader the author's main point in writing

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Also known as the main idea; this is the most important thought of the entire text and tells the reader the author's main point in writing

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Supporting Details

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These are facts, information, examples, etc. that help give the reader a full understanding of the central idea. They will clarify, explain, and describe the main idea so the reader understands it fully.

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These are facts, information, examples, etc. that help give the reader a full understanding of the central idea. They will clarify, explain, and describe the main idea so the reader understands it fully.

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Summarizing

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After reading a piece, you summarize by shortening the text into just the most important points.

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After reading a piece, you summarize by shortening the text into just the most important points.

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Details

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Examples, facts, statistics, quotes, and explanations that an author includes in their writing. Main not support main idea.

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Examples, facts, statistics, quotes, and explanations that an author includes in their writing. Main not support main idea.

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Support

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The information that helps to explain the central idea and topic.

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The information that helps to explain the central idea and topic.

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Development of an Idea

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How the author "grows" the central idea and topic throughout their piece. At the start of the text, the central idea will be unclear, but by the end of the piece the reader will have a good understanding of it.

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How the author "grows" the central idea and topic throughout their piece. At the start of the text, the central idea will be unclear, but by the end of the piece the reader will have a good understanding of it.

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Topic Sentence

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Usually the first sentence of a body paragraph. It tells the central idea or topic of that paragraph.

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Usually the first sentence of a body paragraph. It tells the central idea or topic of that paragraph.

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Author's Purpose

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Why the person wrote the text. Persuade, explain, entertain.

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Why the person wrote the text. Persuade, explain, entertain.

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Evidence from the text

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something I can point to for support my claim or statement.

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something I can point to for support my claim or statement.