Flocabulary-Main Idea

The broad thing that a book is about is called the ________.

• key detail

• main idea

• plot

• subject

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which of the following is an example of a main idea of a book?

• Sparky, a dog who fights fires

• I read a story about Duke, a police dog.

• Slap Jake is my favorite comic book hero.

• Superpup is a brave beagle that fights crime in New York

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which of the following is an example of a subject of a book?

• Dolphins can communicate with one another

• dolphins

• Whistling is one way that dolphins talk to each other

• Have you eve heard a dolphin?

Which questions would be most helpful for figuring out the main idea of a book?

• What is the main thing the author wants to say?

• Who is the author?

• What is my opinion?

• What else do I know about the subject?

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.4.2

The main idea of a book is "Plants need sunlight to grow". Which of these is a detail that supports the main idea?

• My favorite kind of plant is the Venus fly trap.

• There are many different species of plants on earth

• Plants that get more sunlight grow taller than plants that sit in the dark.

• Jessica sat in the sun and looked at her garden.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

Descriptions of people, places or things that support the main idea are called

• characters

• details

• morals

• opinions

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.2B

• Insects ae called "bugs" because they bother people

• Some bugs are very helpful to farmers and other people

• Some farmers buy ladybugs for their farms

• Another bug that helps people is the honeybee.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

• getting to school on the bus

• friendship with Lauren

• what third grade was like

• all the friends someone has in school

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

• The surface of the moon is dusty

• The Apollo rocket circled the moon

• Armstrong became the first man on the moon in 1969

• The world likes to watch astronauts on television

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

• You might not know what a mascot is.

• Tony the Tiger is a mascot that sells cereal

• There can be mascots for products, schools and sports teams

• Some schools don't have mascots

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CCSS.RI.4.2