Main Idea and Details

What is a main idea?

• a sentence that is found in a passage

• what the passage is MOSTLY about

• the word that is found most often in a passage

Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball.  They also learn how to control the ball.

What is the main idea?

• Soccer players learn how to control the ball

• Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball

• Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer.

What are supporting details?

• Details that support the main idea.

• What the text is mainly about.

• Your opinion about the main idea of a text.

Without the sun, there wouldn't be life on Earth.

What is a supporting detail?

• The sun provides us with both light and heat.

• The sun is a glowing ball of fiery gas

• The sun is a star.

Which sentence is a supporting detail to the main idea that you should get enough sleep?

• Drinking coffee keeps some people awake at night.

• Many people sleep later on the weekends.

• Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.