Main Ideas and Supporting Detail

The Main Idea of a Passage is...

• The Big "So-What?" of what you're reading.

• A title or heading at the top of the page.

• A detail that supports what the passage is talking about.

• Una idea principal / Une idee principale

A Supporting Detail...

• Deepens understanding of Main Idea

• Strengthens the Main Idea

• Provides no help and is useless.

• Provides support for the Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Select ALL details to support the main idea that Dogs are perfect pets.

• They're man's best friend for a reason!

• They help you get out of the house.

• They can protect you.

• They love you no matter what.

• Cats are better.

Select ALL details to support the main idea that education is important.

• It helps you understand the world.

• Education causes problems.

• Education can lead to success in life.

• You make smarter choices in life if you're educated.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Betty visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well.

What is the main idea?

• Betty got sick.

• Betty wants to be a nurse.

• Her grandmother was in the hospital.

• Betty was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Many people have not heard giraffes make noises.  Giraffes do not use sounds to “talk” with each other.  When hurt, giraffes make a low moo, something like a cow.  When frightened, they make a short, high sound.
What is the main idea?

• Giraffes do make noises
• Giraffes talk all the time.
• Cows and giraffes talk to each other.
• Lots of people have heard giraffes talk.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.  Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball.  They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.  Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates.
What is the main idea?

• They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score.
• Soccer players learn how to dribble.
• They learn how to work together as teammates.
• Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

The main idea does not need supporting details.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The reader should determine the main idea BEFORE reading the passage.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the difference between their and there?

• Their: Possessing or showing ownership.
  There: Location. "Over there!"
• Their: Location
  There: Showing ownership.
• Their: Conjunction of "they are"
  There: Showing ownership
• None of the above.