Main Idea

Main idea is:

• A supporting detail

• The most important part or idea of the story.

• What the author thinks

• The most interesting part of the story

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What are supporting details?

• Details that explain and prove the main idea

• What each character does throughout the story

• The whole idea of the story

• Details that explain the author's opinions

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What can help find the main idea?

• The names of each character

• The first and last sentence of the story

• The author's name

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What can you find in the passage to help support or determine the main idea?

• What happens to a character

• Supporting details

• The title

• The most interesting part of the story

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"Benjamin Franklin loved to write. When he was twenty-two, he set up his own printing shop and started a newspaper. He also printed a book called "Poor Richard's Almanac". It had funny stories, information about the weather, and wise sayings."

What is the main idea?

• Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books.

• Benjamin Franklin worked very hard at a young age.

• Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about the weather.

• Benjamin Franklin did not have a lot of money.

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The ice cream cone was invented in 1904. It all started at the St. Louis World's fair when an ice cream vendor ran out of dishes for his ice cream. A man named Ernest Hamwi was selling waffles in the booth next to him. He helped his neighbor out by making cone-shaped waffles to hold the ice cream. The rest is history.

What is the main idea?

• Ernest Hamwi is important to history.

• Ice cream is a very popular treat.

• The ice cream cone was invented in 1904.

• The World Fair in St. Louis ran out of ice cream.

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Sam wanted to be a doctor. He liked watching shows about hospitals. He also liked to talk to his doctor when he went in for checkups. Sam had a goal to learn everything he could about becoming a doctor.

• Going in for checkups is very important.

• Doctor shows can be interesting.

• Doctors are cool.

• Sam desires to become a doctor.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

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The Betsy Ross Bridge is a famous bridge that takes cars across a huge river. It is named after a woman who has a popular story told about her. The story is said that Betsy sewed the first-ever American flag. It is true that she sewed one of the first flags.

• Bridges help a lot of people.

• American Flags are important.

• bridges carry many cars each day

• Betsy Ross has a name for herself

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Hank Aaron was a baseball player that was famous for hitting home runs. This means that he could hit the ball "out of the park." Hank beat many records for home runs and continues to be one of the best baseball players of all times.

• Baseball players are very popular.

• Home runs are cool.

• How to play baseball.

• Hank Aaron is a great baseball player.

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All strategies for finding main idea work each time.

• True

• False

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