Main Idea Vocabulary

Central Idea

• The most important thing about the text. Also called the main idea.
• Ways of presenting information such as video, text, pictures
• Scooby Snacks
• Comparing and Contrasting two things

Supporting Details

• The most important thing about the text. Also called the main idea.
• Golden Retrievers are wonderful animals.
• These are details or sentences that support the central idea.
• Direct and Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

Mediums

• These are details or sentences that support the central idea.
• Previewing the Text
• Ways of presenting information such as video, text, pictures
• Explaining a text with fewer words

Advantages

• The bad things about something.
• The good things about something.
• Tarantula legs
• Showing how things are different

Disadvantages

• The bad things about something.
• The good things about something.
• Being poor.
• Hate

Main idea

• Showing support for someone at a football game
• The lesson you learn from a story.
• Another word for central idea. It is the most important thing about the text.
• Vomiting

Which answer is not an example of a medium?

• Text
• Pictures
• Videos
• Chunking

What is the main idea of The Three Little Pigs?

• Never trust a wolf!
• Three pigs try to make a home out of different materials to withstand anything.
• People are not able to make strong homes.
• Wolves are very mean creatures.

What is an advantage of using text as a medium?

• It is boring.
• You can see what the characters look like in the story.
• It is based off of the real story, so it may not be the exact story
• Text gives you exactly what happens in the story and allows you to use your imagination.

What is a disadvantage of using a picture as a medium?

• You only see the characters, you do not see what happens in the story
• It would be hard to visualize in your head.
• It is based off of the real story, so it may not be the exact story.
• You can see what the characters look like in the story.