Topic and Main Idea

What does the MAIN IDEA of a story tell the reader?

• The most important idea about a topic or a story.

• The conflict of the story

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Look at this book cover, what do you think the main topic will be?

• cars, trains, planes

• barbie dolls

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Mary has a new pet. Her pet is a baby kitten. It is soft and cuddly. The kitten likes to sleep a lot. Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed. Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake. She never forgets to feed her kitten.

What is the main idea?

• Mary’s new pet is a kitten.

• Mary want a new pet.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

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.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

What's the main idea?

• Food is allowed only in certain areas.

• Recycling saves the environment.

• Throw away garbage in garbage cans.

• The park opens at dawn and closes at dusk.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Which category can these items be put into?

bananas, oranges, lemons, apples

• yellow things

• fruit

• my favorite foods

• sports

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

Which category can these items be put into?

green, blue, purple, red

• colors

• things

• animals

• people

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.L.2.1E

Which category can these items be put into?

pants, shirt, socks, shoes

• animals

• clothes

• games

• colors

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1