too broad/too narrow main ideas

Today’s  toothbrushes are designed with a solid plastic handle with either a fixed or flexible brush at one end. Toothpaste is typically added to a toothbrush to assist in maintaining good oral hygiene.  Both toothpaste and toothbrushes come in a vast assortment of colors, shapes, and sizes. 

What statement is a just right main idea for this paragraph?

• A toothbrush is a tool to help you maintain oral hygiene.

• Health is important.

• Toothbrushes come in many colors.

• There are many different kinds of toothpaste.

Today’s  toothbrushes are designed with a solid plastic handle with either a fixed or flexible brush at one end. Toothpaste is typically added to a toothbrush to assist in maintaining good oral hygiene.  Both toothpaste and toothbrushes come in a vast assortment of colors, shapes, and sizes. 

What statement is too broad for a main idea sentence?

• A toothbrush is a tool to help you maintain oral hygiene.

• Health is important.

• Toothbrushes come in many colors.

• There are many different kinds of toothpaste.

Today’s  toothbrushes are designed with a solid plastic handle with either a fixed or flexible brush at one end. Toothpaste is typically added to a toothbrush to assist in maintaining good oral hygiene.  Both toothpaste and toothbrushes come in a vast assortment of colors, shapes, and sizes. 

What statement is too narrowed and detailed for a main idea sentence?

• A toothbrush is a tool to help you maintain oral hygiene.

• Health is important.

• Toothbrushes come in many colors.

• There are many different kinds of toothpaste.

Summer can be scorching with temperatures peaking above 100 degrees. However, a swimming pool is an excellent means to help with the heat. Floating in the water provides a cool and refreshing relief from the high temperature. Splashing about in the depths of crystal clear water helps to battle the overwhelming heat.

What statement would be considered "too narrow/detail."?

• Here are some summer activities.

• A fun way to solve the problem of summertime heat.

• Temperatures can reach over 100 degrees.

• Summer is fun.

Summer can be scorching with temperatures peaking above 100 degrees. However, a swimming pool is an excellent means to help with the heat. Floating in the water provides a cool and refreshing relief from the high temperature. Splashing about in the depths of crystal clear water helps to battle the overwhelming heat.

What statement would be considered a just right main idea sentence."?

• Here are some summer activities.

• A fun way to solve the problem of summertime heat.

• Temperatures can reach over 100 degrees.

• Summer is fun.

Sharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime. Sharks have teeth arranged in rows inside their mouths. These teeth do not have roots like human teeth do, so they fall out easily. When a shark takes a powerful bite into its food, several teeth are lost. When these teeth are lost, new ones push forward from the back rows to replace them. Which statement is a just right main idea sentence?

• All about sharks.

• Sharks loose

  30,000 teeth over their lives.

• Sharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.

• Shark teeth do not have roots like human teeth.

Sharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime. Sharks have teeth arranged in rows inside their mouths. These teeth do not have roots like human teeth do, so they fall out easily. When a shark takes a powerful bite into its food, several teeth are lost. When these teeth are lost, new ones push forward from the back rows to replace them. Which statement is a too broad for a main idea sentence?

• All about sharks.

• Sharks loose

  30,000 teeth over their lives.

• Sharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.

• Shark teeth do not have roots like human teeth.

Sharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime. Sharks have teeth arranged in rows inside their mouths. These teeth do not have roots like human teeth do, so they fall out easily. When a shark takes a powerful bite into its food, several teeth are lost. When these teeth are lost, new ones push forward from the back rows to replace them. Which statement is a too narrow/detailed for a main idea sentence?

• All about sharks.

• Sharks loose

  30,000 teeth over their lives.

• Sharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.

• Shark teeth do not have roots like human teeth.

What is another term for a statement that is "too broad".

• too specific or too detailed

• too much information or to big of a subject

What is another term for a statement that is "too narrow".

• too specific or too detailed

• too much information or to big of a subject