Main Idea

A statement that tells what a passage is mostly about -

• Topic

• Main idea

• Claim

• Transitional sentence

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What are the facts and/or examples in the paragraph called?

• Facts

• Main Idea

• Supporting Details

• Summary

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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. Luckily, sharks continually grow new teeth to replace the thousands they lose.
What is the main idea?

• What shark teeth look like
• Sharks lose many teeth over their lifetime.
• Sharks are carnivorous predators. 
• Sharks grow new teeth.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

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CCSS.RL.5.2

Mount Rushmore is a huge carving in a stone cliff. The carving shows the faces of four U.S. presidents. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. Each year many people visit this amazing sight.

What is the main idea?

• Mount Rushmore is a carving in a stone cliff.

• Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota

• George Washington is one of the faces on Mount Rushmore.

• Mount Rushmore attracts visitors.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

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CCSS.RL.3.2

Mount Rushmore is a huge carving in a stone cliff. The carving shows the faces of four U.S. presidents. They are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. Each year many people visit this amazing sight.

What is a detail that tells about the main idea?

• How the four presidents were chosen.

• Mount Rushmore is rarely visited because it is in South Dakota.

• Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln are the presidents carved into Mount Rushmore.

• No one is interested in Mount Rushmore anymore.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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CCSS.RL.4.1

Ice cream is a popular dessert. It comes in many different flavors and can be eaten in a variety of ways. Some people like to put different toppings on their ice cream, such as sprinkles or chocolate dip. Vanilla and chocolate are two of the most popular flavors. However ice cream is eaten, it's always delicious!

What is the main idea?

• ice cream

• about ice cream

• why people like ice cream

• Ice cream is a popular dessert.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

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CCSS.RL.3.2

Ice cream is a popular dessert. It comes in many different flavors and can be eaten in a variety of ways. Some people like to put different toppings on their ice cream, such as sprinkles or chocolate dip. Vanilla and chocolate are two of the most popular flavors. However ice cream is eaten, it's always delicious!

What is one supporting detail?

• it comes in a variety of flavors

• ice cream is a popular dessert

• ice cream

• I love ice cream

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CCSS.RL.3.1

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