Central Idea

Who or what a text is about is called

• Central Idea

• Objective Summary

• Supporting Details

• Topic

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

During World War I, many soldiers died because their wounds became infected. Antibiotics had not been discovered at that time. During World War II, many more soldiers died while in combat. Antibiotics are used to treat infections because they kill bacteria in the body. They are easily the most widely prescribed drug in the world.

What is the TOPIC of the above paragraph?

• Bacteria

• World War I

• Soldiers

• Antibiotics

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text?

• What the text is MOSTLY about.

• A full paragraph SUMMARY of a text.

• The type of CONFLICT used throughout a text.

• The universal truth, moral lesson, or message that the author intends for the audience.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which text feature can give you clues about the central idea?

• Title

• Headings

• Pictures

• All of these

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The CENTRAL IDEA of a nonfiction text needs to always be supported with...

• Supporting details

• The reader's opinion

• Reliable authors

• Concluding sentences

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the central idea of a text?

• Who is the main character?

• What is the significance of the main event?

• What is one important detail?

• What point is the author trying to make?

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the central idea of the passage?

Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that the animals are unable to adapt. Many of these animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live. Furthermore, as more of the rainforest is destroyed, the risk of air pollution and loss of oxygen increases.

• Leopards are losing their homes

• The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.

• The destruction of the rain forest is a controversial subject

• Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is another word for SUPPORTING DETAILS used to identify the CENTRAL IDEA of a text?

• Text Evidence

• Type of Conflict

• Climax

• Context Clues

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Choose ALL that apply: Which of the following are TIPS that students can follow to determine the CENTRAL IDEA of a NONFICTION text?

• Ask yourself: What is this text mostly about?

• Look for: Words, terms, and details that are repeated throughout.

• Examine clues in: The title, photographs, captions, and subheadings

• Re-read: The beginning sentences of paragraphs for ideas introduced.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the central idea of the passage?

Jackie Robinson did something nobody had ever done before. He was not only a three-sport athlete at UCLA. He was the first African-American to play on a Major league baseball team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson had to deal with racism all over the country. He was treated very poorly by the by other players and fans in the stadiums he visited. But, whenever things got difficult, his courage and determination kept him going. Today his number 42 is retired on every team in major league baseball, and he is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

• Jackie Robinson is in the Baseball Hall of Fame

• Jackie Robinson played many different sports

• Jackie Robinson is an important figure in American History

• Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2