Topic, Main Idea, and Details

What is the defintion of main idea?

• The main idea is the most important thought about the topic.

• The main idea is the person, place, thing, or idea being written about.

• The main idea is how dogs should come when they are called.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the topic of this paragraph?

• Walking a dog

• Hope

• Sally

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Hope likes to swim and hike.

• Hope is a brown dog.

• Hope is the best dog in the world. 

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

The main idea is ALWAYS in the first sentence of the paragraph.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the topic of this paragrpah?

• Rain

• Crying

• Ross 

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which is NOT a supporting detail from the text?

• Ross was dirty, wet, and cold.

• His bike got a flat tire.

• Then, he missed the bus.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

What is the main idea of this paragraph? Write it in a complete sentence. 

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which sentence is NOT a supporting detail that belongs in this paragraph?

• Marco Polo brought the idea of spaghetti back to Venice, Italy.

• I think macaroni is good, too!

• Americans enjoy eating spaghetti in nearly every household.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1