Main Idea and Supporting Details

Grade 8 English (Central Idea & Reading Comprehension)

Monday, February

Open Ended

What makes the structure of a paragraph? What is the first sentence? What are the other sentences?

Open Ended

Look up the internet on how to find the central/main idea of a paragraph. What are the steps that you would take? What are the different clues that you can consider?

Let’s watch the following video to find out more about determining the central idea and how it is developed. Take notes..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cueg_JqY03o

Open Ended

What is the main/central idea of the following text? How do you know?