Main Ideas and Supporting Details

The main idea is the _______ idea the author wants to say.

• small

• big

• the details

• idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Supporting details:

• help support the main idea.

• don't do anything for a paragraph.

• help make a writing funny.

• aren't that important.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the main idea here:

• May Da sends money to her grandfather.

• May Da works to get money for America.

• American is expensive.

• May Da gets a first job.

• May Da is nervous to speak English at the store.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

The main idea is the same thing as:

• Topic sentence

• Supporting details

• Concluding sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

True/False: Supporting details support the topic sentence

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Conclusion paragraph:

• Support the supporting details.

• Just make the writing fancy.

• Support the main idea .

I feel good about the parts of the paragraph!

• Yes! I can teach this stuff.

• Yes, I understand but can't teach it.

• So, so. I think I understand but want more practice.

• I have no idea what's going on.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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