Central Idea/Main Idea

Which term best describes the main idea of a piece of writing?

• A supporting detail

• The author's main message

• A broad topic

• What the text is mostly about

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

USING WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT MAIN IDEA:

In the phrase, "The main idea is buttressed by supporting details," what is the best synonym for "buttressed?"

• Backed

• Refuted

• Confused

• Weakened

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was the secret word from this morning's agenda?

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In an essay, details serve a similar function to:

• An instruction manual for putting together furniture.

• The characters in a work of fiction.

• Blank pages in a notebook.

• The evidence an attorney uses to convict a criminal.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

If you read an essay explaining why eating healthy foods is good for you, what would the topic be?

• Healthy foods include fruits, vegetables, and lean protein.

• Healthy foods

• Eating healthy foods is good for you.

• Eating is necessary to sustain life.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In the same article about healthy foods, what would the main idea be?

• Healthy foods include fruits, vegetables, and lean protein.

• Healthy foods

• Eating healthy foods is good for you.

• Eating is necessary to sustain life.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What supporting detail (aka EVIDENCE) might you find in the same article?

• That people who eat healthy foods live longer.

• That healthy foods include vegetables and protein.

• That healthy foods are good for you.

• That eating is necessary to sustain life.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

If you wanted to find the main idea in a piece of writing, where should you look?

• In the first sentence.

• In the first sentence of the second paragraph.

• In the last sentence of the last paragraph.

• There's no one place where the main idea is is always found.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

• Try to recall every specific detail in the passage.

• Ask yourself general questions about the passage.

• Read the passage once and don't look at it again.

• Read the passage over and over until you have it memorized.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In what section of a newspaper would you find articles with topics and main ideas? Choose the best answer.

• In the sports section.

• In the letters to the editor.

• In the main news section.

• In virtually every section of the paper.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2