Identifying the Main Idea p. 25-28; 32-34

• Maruge was an inspiration to other adult Kenyans.

• Maruge faced many challenges when he started school.

• Maruge was not an ordinary first grader.

• Maruge did not stop studying, even when it was difficult.

• Maruge was an inspiration to other adult Kenyans.

• Maruge faced many challenges when he started school

• Maruge was not an ordinary first grader.

• Maruge did not stop studying, even when it was difficult.

• Maruge was an inspiration to other adult Kenyans.

• Maruge faced many challenges when he started school.

• Maruge was not an ordinary first grader.

• Maruge did not stop studying, even when it was difficult.

• Maruge was an inspiration to other adult Kenyans.

• Maruge faced many challenges when he started school.

• Maruge was not an ordinary first grader.

• Maruge did not stop studying, even when it was difficult.

Look at paragraph D and check the main idea of the paragraph.

• Maruge was one of the top students in his class.

• Maruge was a successful student.

• Maruge was a student leader at his school.

Check (✓) the sentence that expresses the main idea of paragraph A.

• The Hangul alphabet is from Korea.

• The Cia Cia language is in danger of disappearing.

• Gers are traditional Mongolian tents.

• Juan Martinez started an environmental education program to help teens in cities.

Check (✓) the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph B.

• The Hangul alphabet can be used to write the sounds of Cia Cia.

• The Cia Cia language is in danger of disappearing.

• A school trip helped Juan Martinez see the world in a new way.

• Juan Martinez started an environmental education program to help teens in cities.

Check (✓) the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph E.

• Gers are traditional Mongolian tents.

• Mobile libraries bring books to children in remote areas of Ethiopia.

• Juan Martinez started an environmental education program to help teens in cities.

• A school trip helped Juan Martinez see the world in a new way.

Check (✓) the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph F.

• A school trip helped Juan Martinez see the world in a new way.

• Juan Martinez started an environmental education program to help teens in cities.

Check (✓) the sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph H.

• Mobile libraries bring books to children in remote areas of Ethiopia.

• A school trip helped Juan Martinez see the world in a new way.

• The Hangul alphabet can be used to write the sounds of Cia Cia.

• The Cia Cia language is in danger of disappearing.