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Main Idea

Main Idea

Assessment

Presentation

English

4th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RI.4.2, RI.5.2, RL.4.2

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lauren Leinenbach

Used 15+ times

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6 Slides • 2 Questions

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Main Idea

What the text is mainly or mostly about

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Main Idea

  • Topic +

  • What is the author mostly teaching about the topic? =

  • Main idea statement.

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Main Idea should be...

  • Written as a complete teaching sentence

  • broad

  • supported by details from the text

4

Main Idea tips:

  • sometimes written right in the paragraph (check intro and conclusion)

  • sometimes you have to infer

  • Shouldn't start with words like "about" or "how" or "all about"

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Multiple Choice

Which one of these is the best main idea statement?

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How helicopters do specialized things.

2

About helicopters.

3

Helicopters are special aircraft that can do things plans cannot do.

4

Planes and helicopters are different and similar.

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Open Ended

Write a main idea statement for Planets in the Solar system.

Main Idea

What the text is mainly or mostly about

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