Main Idea and Supporting Details

The main idea of a passage is

• what the story is mostly about.

• the lesson or moral of the story.

• all of the story elements in the passage.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What are supporting details?

• They are made up by the reader to support the main idea.

• They are all of the story elements in the passage.

• They are the details in the story that help support and show evidence to the main idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

You only need one detail to support the main idea.

• True

• False

The main idea is often found in the beginning paragraph or in the concluding paragraph.

• True

• False

Which would be a supporting detail to this main idea? Remii, the cat, loves to go on adventures with his owner.

• He loves to go on walks with his owner.

• He loves to drink out of the sink.

• He has blue eyes.

• He has black and white fur.