Main Idea and Supporting Details

What is the primary reason we focus on the main idea?

• To fill up pages in a book.

• To make reading more difficult.

• Because it's a new concept.

• To understand the text better.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

What supports the main idea?

• The number of pages.

• Details in the text.

• The title of the book.

• The cover of the book.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Why might someone not understand a text after reading it?

• They read too quickly.

• They didn't like the topic.

• They missed the supporting details.

• They know the main idea already.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What are the three basic things you'll see when you read?

• Beginning, middle, and end.

• Chapters, paragraphs, and sentences.

• Characters, settings, and plots.

• Subject, main idea, and details.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4B

CCSS.RF.4.4C

What does the subject refer to in a text?

• The location where it takes place.

• The problem in the story.

• The broad topic it's about.

• The main character.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

What is the main idea of a text?

• The summary of events.

• The central point the writer wants to convey.

• The lesson it teaches.

• The background information.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

Where can you typically find the main idea in a text?

• Throughout the text, supported by details.

• At the end of the text.

• Only in the conclusion.

• In the first sentence.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

The main idea can tell us​ (a)  

• what the text is  mostly about
• how many words are in the text
• who wrote the text
• where to find something

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2