Topic, Main Idea, and Details

What does the TOPIC of a story tell a reader?

• About the author.

• About the illustrations.

• One or two words about what the whole text is about.

• A detail about the story.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.1.7

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

• The lesson or moral of the story.

• The problem in the story.

• The beginning, middle, or end of the story.

• The most important idea the author has about a topic.

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

Key details give important information to support the main idea.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.1.7

CCSS.SL.1.2

Read the story, "Bats." Then tell what the TOPIC of the story is.

Bats

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed. But, if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well. Bats make sounds that people can't hear. The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things. This is called echo-location. Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs. People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they are going.

• Bats

• People

• Sounds

• Food

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

Use the story, "Bats" to tell what the MAIN IDEA of the story is.

Bats

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed. But, if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well. Bats make sounds that people can't hear. The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things. This is called echo-location. Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs. People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they are going.

• How bats fly to people.

• How bats use sound.

• How people can hear the sounds of bats.

• What things bats often eat as food.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

Use the story, "Bats" to choose one DETAIL from the story that goes with the main idea.

Bats

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed. But, if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well. Bats make sounds that people can't hear. The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things. This is called echo-location. Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs. People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they are going.

• Bats find their way by listening to sounds as they echo off things.

• Bats eat insects.

• People use their eyes.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RL.1.1

Read the following details and find the main idea of the words.

-theater

-candy

-popcorn

-dark

• Playing at the park.

• Going to school.

• Playing a soccer game.

• Going to the movies.

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CCSS.RI.1.2

You can make all sorts of things with Legos. (Which detail doesn't belong?)

• It is easy to build a house with Legos.

• You can make a castle, a monkey, or a car.

• It hurts to step on Legos with bare feet.

• There are Lego kits to make ships.

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CCSS.RI.1.1