Main Idea

What is a main idea?

• the central point of a piece of writing
• the information that supports the topic sentence
• the most interesting detail in a book
• the punctuation used in a paragraph

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The main idea can be implied or stated.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A SUPPORTING detail explains the main idea in a paragraph. What does SUPPORT mean?

• to search and find
• to hold up and help
• to end
• to write

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

You should determine the main idea by combining the supporting details.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

If you wanted to find the main idea of an article, where would you look?

• In the first sentence
• In the first sentence of the second paragraph
• In the last sentence of the first paragraph
• There is no one place where the main idea is always found

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

If you can't figure out the main idea of a passage, what should you do?

• Try to recall every specific detail from the passage
• Ask yourself general questions about the passage
• Read the passage over and over until you have it memorized
• Read the passage once and don't look at it again.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

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What inference can you make about main ideas in writing?

• They're always based on fact and never opinion.
• To be effective, they should be supported by facts
• In many essays, they have nothing to do with the topic
• Most pieces of writing lack main ideas

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What might be the main idea of a book titled "Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables?"

• Tomatoes are good for you.
• Strawberries have seeds on the outside.
• It's important to eat vegetables and fruit.
• Spinach is good for your bones.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

If you read an essay about how important recycling is to our environment, what is the topic?

• littering
• plastic
• recycling
• paper

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

If you read an essay about how important recycling is to our environment, what is the main idea?

• People shouldn't make so much plastic.
• People should pick up trash.
• People should eat healthy food.
• Recycling is important to protect the environment.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2