Main Idea Strategy Day 2

Main Idea Strategy Day 2

Today's Objectives

• Distinguish between the Topic, Main Idea, and Details

• Distinguish between the Essential Details and Clarifying Details

• Learn about the process of making an inference

What is this about?

On the next slide, you have 30 seconds to determine what the information is about.

What is this about?

lion

orange

fish

cherry

Chevrolet

horse

Ford

GMC

Banana

Zebra

Apple

Lemon

Open Ended

What was the previous list of words about?

What was the list about?

• cars

• animals

• fruit

Drawing Inferences

• When reading sometimes the information seems random

• You have to think about the information carefully to figure out the Topic and the Main Idea

• Drawing inferences means that you make a guess based on the information that you are given

Let's Review

Topic, Main Idea, Details

Multiple Choice

The Main Idea summarizes the Essential details.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

The topic

• is what the paragraph or passage is about

• is the subject of the paragraph

• typically is made up of only one or two words

Multiple Choice

The Details make points about the Topic.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Essential Detials

• are not specific or particular pieces of information about the Topic

• does not make points about the Topic

• are needed for understanding the Main Idea

Multiple Choice

Clarifying details are the "fluff" information in the paragraph or passage.

• True

• False

Let's Practice

Find the Topic and Main Idea in the following example

Multiple Choice

Lions are large animals.

Lions have big teeth.

Lions are predators.

What's the Topic?

• Lions are large animals

• Lions have big teeth

• Lions

Multiple Choice

Lions are large animals.

Lions have big teeth.

Lions are predators.

What's the Main Idea?

• Lions are dangerous animals.

• Lions

• Lions are large animals.

Poll

How do you feel about finding the main idea and topic

• I think I got it.

• I need more practice.

• I am not sure.