Main Idea/ Theme

Bella is going to have a birthday party. She is turning fifteen on Sunday. The dress that she will wear was bought from France. Both of her parents spent a lot for this celebration. All her friends are invited to the party. What is the main idea?

• There are balloons for the party

• Bella’s peach dress

• Bella’s birthday party

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

Everybody is busy for the Literacy Month. A school program will be held this Friday. The Kinder teachers prepared a dance number. Grade 2 students will have a song number. The Grade 1 boys will do a short skit. What is the main idea?

• Song number of Grade 2 students

• School program for the Literacy Month

• Dance number of Kinder teachers

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

Ringo is a 9-month old German shepherd. You’ll know he’s around because he barks at anyone who passes by. One afternoon, we didn’t hear him bark. We looked for Ringo and found out that he was sick. What is the main idea?

• Ringo was sick

• Ringo is a German shepherd

• Ringo barks at anyone

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What are supporting details?

• Useless

• Details from the text that tell you how the character is feeling

• Details about the text that tell you about the setting

• Details from the text that develop the main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Which of the following is FALSE about the main idea? 

• The main idea is always the first sentence of every paragraph.
• It is the primary point the author is trying to make.
• To discover it, ask yourself what is being said about the topic.
• The author can locate the main idea within different places in a paragraph.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

What is theme?

• The emotion or feeling of a text.

• A one-word subject or topic of a text.

• The deeper meaning of a text that may be stated directly or indirectly.

• The summary of all the main ideas in a text.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Toby is special. He helps Jenna because she does not see well. Toby guides Jenna cross the street. He makes sure it is safe for Jenna to cross.

Choose one supporting detail below.

• He makes sure it is safe for Jenna to cross.

• Toby went to a special dog school.

• Toby is special.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Every second, hundreds of thunderstorms are born around the world. Thunderstorms are heavy rain showers. They can drop millions of gallons of water in a minute.

Choose one supporting detail below.

• Thunderstorms are heavy rain showers.

• Every second, hundreds of thunderstorms are born around the world.

• We call these changes in the air, weather.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

True or False: The main idea does not need supporting details.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

A statement that tells what a passage is mostly about -

• Topic

• Main idea

• Claim

• Supporting detail

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2