Main Idea Concept Check

What paragraphs are most likely to be key in finding the meaning (main idea) of a work?

• The first and last paragraphs

• The last paragraph only

• The second and third paragraph

• The first paragraph only

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the definition of subject as it relates to main idea?

• The topic you are learning about in class

• The main idea of the story

• The topic the material is about

• The main idea of the paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How can a reader locate the SUBJECT of a paragraph?

• Reread the first paragraph

• Preview the title, headings, first and last sentences, key words, and repeated words.

• Remember what you read

• Tell the story in your own words.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Define main idea.

• an idea that is too big

• and idea that is too small

• what an author has to say about a subject- the message

• an idea you thought of

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the FORMULA for finding the MAIN IDEA?

• Subject + what they author says = MI

• Subject + what YOU say = MI

• Subject + the topic = MI

• Subject + Preview = MI

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a STATED MAIN IDEA?

• The author comes right out and tells the reader the main idea.

• The author makes you guess what the main idea is.

• The author does not have a main idea in the text

• The author underlines the main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is an IMPLIED MAIN IDEA?

• An idea that needs to be inferred.

• An idea that you see in the text.

• An idea that your teacher tells you.

• An idea that is not the main idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How do you find an implied main idea?

• Locate the subject

• Gather the supporting details (clues)

• Decide how the details relate back to the subject (inferencing)

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What essential reading skills is being applied when looking for an implied main idea?

• Rereading

• Reading

• Note taking

• Inferencing

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When an idea is too broad it is...

• Too small giving lots of detail

• Too big leaving lots of questions

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2