Understanding Main Ideas and Inferring

What is the main idea of a story?

• The most interesting character in the story

• The central thought or message the author wants to convey

• A detailed description of the setting

• The climax of the story

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is an example of inferring?

• Quoting a sentence from the text

• Identifying the main character

• Guessing what might happen next based on clues in the text

• Listing the events in the story in order

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is a supporting detail?

• A minor character in the story

• A fact or piece of information that proves or explains the main idea

• The conclusion of the story

• The setting of the story

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

Why is it important to identify the main idea of a text?

• To understand the author's writing style

• To memorize the text more easily

• To understand the overall message or point of the text

• To identify grammatical errors in the text

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How can you infer the mood of a story?

• By counting the number of characters

• By examining the setting, word choice, and actions of the characters

• By looking at the title of the story only

• By reading the first and last sentence of the story

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does it mean to infer a character's motivation?

• To describe the character's appearance

• To list the actions of the character

• To guess why a character acts in a certain way based on clues in the text

• To identify the character's role in the story

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT a way to identify the main idea of a passage?

• Looking for repeated ideas or themes throughout the passage

• Focusing on the first and last sentence of each paragraph

• Ignoring details that don't support your own opinion

• Summarizing the passage in your own words

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

When inferring, what is important to consider?

• Your personal opinion only

• The author's biography

• Clues within the text and your own reasoning

• The length of the text

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

A supporting detail should:

• Introduce new ideas not related to the main idea

• Contradict the main idea

• Provide evidence or examples related to the main idea

• Focus on minor characters only

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

Why is inferring considered a critical reading skill?

• It allows readers to skip parts of the text

• It helps readers understand the text beyond its literal meaning

• It makes reading unnecessary

• It helps identify the genre of the text

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1