Main Idea and Supporting Details, Summary & Fact/Opinion

A main idea is...

• OPINION BASED evidence

• The main point or most important idea that the writer is communicating

• The key points, examples, evidence to support or elaborate on the main idea.

• A summary of a text  that only includes factual information.

Supporting Details are...

• OPINION BASED evidence

• The main point or most important idea that the writer is communicating

• The key points, examples, evidence to support or elaborate on the main idea.

• A summary of a text  that only includes factual information.

An objective summary is...

• OPINION BASED evidence

• The main point or most important idea that the writer is communicating

• The key points, examples, evidence to support or elaborate on the main idea.

• A summary of a text  that only includes factual information.

Objective statements are...

• OPINION BASED evidence

• The main point or most important idea that the writer is communicating.

• FACTUAL evidence

• A summary of a text  that only includes factual information.

A summary does what?

• makes an educated guess

• nothing

• Tells an opinion

• creates shorter way to explain a text or passage with important information or key points

What is this passage mostly about?

• How Ben Franklin created eletricity.

• How Ben Franklin was a diplomat, scientist, and inventor.

• How Ben Franklin became the face of the dollar bill.

which statement is an Objective (factual) statement based on the passage?

• Franklin protected building form lighting strikes using his invention of the lighting rod.

• Franklin was one of the foremost founding fathers to U.S. history

• Franklin was always curious and imaginative.

which statement is a subjective (opinion) statement based on the passage?

• Franklin protected building form lighting strikes using his invention of the lighting rod.

• Franklin was one of the foremost founding fathers to U.S. history

• Franklin was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

 Which detail supports the main idea of paragraph one?

• Ben Franklin was a founding father of the U.S.

• Ben Franklin was a known as a diplomat, printer, scientist and inventor.

• Ben Franklin created various things such as the bifocal glass, Franklin stove, odometer, and nautical enhancements.

 Which detail supports the main idea of paragraph two?

• Ben Franklin was a founding father of the U.S.

• Ben Franklin was a known as a diplomat, printer, scientist and inventor.

• Ben Franklin created various things such as the bifocal glass, Franklin stove, odometer, and nautical enhancements.