Main Idea

Finding the Main Idea

By Heather Douglass

​Main Idea and Supporting Details

• ​The main idea helps readers understand what the text or passage is MAINLY about.

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Supporting Details:

The evidence/proof​ that supports the main idea

Subject | Subject

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Before Reading

• Read the title

• Ask yourself what you think the text will be about

• ​Look at pictures and other text features

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During Reading

• Look for key words, ideas, or phrases that are repeated

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After Reading

• Ask yourself: What is this text mostly about?

• Read the first and last sentence of each paragraph

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