Main Idea

What kind of sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph?

• supporting detail
• topic sentence
• example sentence
• transition sentence

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

What might be the main idea of a book titled "Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables?"

• Tomatoes are good for you.
• Strawberries have seeds on the outside.
• It's important to eat vegetables and fruit.
• Spinach is good for your bones.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Which chapter would have information about lions, tigers, and snow leopards?

• "Lion, King of the Jungle"
• "How Tigers get their Stripes"
• "Save the Snow Leopards"
• "Big Cats of the World"

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

A SUPPORTING detail explains the main idea in a paragraph. What does SUPPORT mean?

• to search and find
• to hold up and help
• to end
• to write

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is a main idea?

• the central point of a piece of writing
• the information that supports the topic sentence
• the most interesting detail in a book
• the punctuation used in a paragraph

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

If you read apragraph, where might you find a clue about the main idea?

• In the middle of the paragraph

• In the concluding sentence

• In the supporting details

• In a different paragraph

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

If you read an essay about how important recycling is to our environment, what is the main idea?

• People shouldn't make so much plastic.
• People should pick up trash.
• People should eat healthy food.
• Recycling is important to protect the environment.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What other features might help with finding the main idea of a passage?

• Glossaries

• Indexes

• Pictures

• Headings or TItles and Subheading or Stubtitles

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Which of these is a strategy for finding the main idea?

• Try to recall every specific detail from the passage

• Look for repeated ideas

• Read the passage over and over until you have it memorized

• Read the passage once and don't look at it again.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What inference can you make about main ideas in writing?

• They're always based on fact and never opinion.
• To be effective, they should be supported by facts
• In many essays, they have nothing to do with the topic
• Most pieces of writing lack main ideas

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.3.2