Summarizing Text: Main Idea and Supporting Details

What is the main idea of the text?

• The main idea of the text is to list the different settings where the story takes place

• The main idea of the text is to provide a detailed analysis of the characters

• The main idea of the text is to discuss the historical context of the story

• The main idea of the text is to summarize the key points and supporting details.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How can you summarize the text using key details?

• By ignoring the details and focusing only on the conclusion.

• By identifying the main idea and key supporting details.

• By summarizing the text in a completely different way than the original.

• By including every single detail from the text.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What are the supporting details that help in summarizing the text?

• Supporting details are irrelevant and do not contribute to the main idea of the text.

• Supporting details provide evidence, examples, and explanations that support the main idea of the text.

• Supporting details provide conflicting information that confuses the main idea of the text.

• Supporting details are only found in fiction texts, not in non-fiction texts.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

Identify the central message of the text.

• The central message of the text

• The author's favorite food

• The color of the text

• The date the text was written

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What are the key points that contribute to the main idea of the text?

• The author's favorite color mentioned in the text

• The font size and style used in the text

• The number of pages in the text

• The most important information or arguments that support the main idea.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Explain how to use supporting details to create a summary of the text.

• By ignoring the main points and focusing on irrelevant details

• By identifying the main points in the text and selecting specific details that support those main points.

• By randomly selecting details without considering their relevance to the main points

• By summarizing the text without using any supporting details

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the purpose of summarizing a text using main idea and supporting details?

• To ignore the main idea and focus on minor details

• To confuse the reader with unnecessary information

• To condense the information and focus on the most important points.

• To make the text longer and more detailed

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How do supporting details help in understanding the central message of the text?

• Supporting details provide evidence and examples that reinforce the central message of the text.

• Supporting details contradict the central message of the text

• Supporting details are irrelevant to the central message of the text

• Supporting details distract from the central message of the text

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

What are the steps to effectively summarize a text using main idea and supporting details?

• Ask someone else to summarize the text, copy their work, submit as your own

• Skip reading the text, guess the main idea, make up supporting details

• Read the text backwards, identify the least important details, write a long summary

• Identify main idea, find supporting details, organize the details in a clear and concise manner

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why is it important to identify the main idea and supporting details when summarizing a text?

• To understand the key points of the text and to create a concise and accurate summary.

• To ignore the main idea and focus on minor details

• To confuse the reader with unnecessary information

• To make the text longer and more detailed

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2