Main Idea and Topic Sentence- Ms.V

Main Idea and Topic Sentence- Ms.V

Finding the Main Idea

• What is the topic that sticks out most in the paragraph?

• What is talked about the most?

Fill in the Blanks

The main idea of this picture is an excavator.

Multiple Choice

How do we find the main idea in a paragraph?

• Find the topic that is talked about the most

• Guess and hope for the best

• The second word of the paragraph is always the main idea

The dog ran to the store.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the sentence?

The dog ran to the store.

• Cat

• Dolphin

• Dog

What is the topic sentence?

• Expresses the main idea

• Gives a road map to the rest of the paragraph

What is a Topic Sentence? Video

https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/writing/writingaparagraph/

Multiple Choice

What is a topic sentence?

• Expresses the main idea

• A supporting detail

Multiple Choice

What is a topic sentence?

• Expresses the main idea

• A supporting detail