Main

What can help find the main idea?

• The names of each character

• The first and last sentence of the story

• The author's name

What can you find in the passage to help support or determine the main idea?

• What happens to a character

• Supporting details

• The title

• The most interesting part of the story

What is the main idea?

• Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books.

• Benjamin Franklin worked very hard at a young age.

• Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about the weather.

• Benjamin Franklin did not have a lot of money.

The title typically states the main idea of the story.

• True

• False

The repetition of ideas points towards the main idea.

• True

• False

All strategies for finding main idea work each time.

• True

• False

What is the main idea?

• Its the authors point of view

• Is what the passage is mostly about

• It is the sequence of the story.

You should determine the main idea by combining the supporting details.

• True

• False

I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!
What is the main idea?

• Weekends are times to travel.

• The author enjoys spending time with her family.

• The author's grandparents live far away.

• The author is sad to leave her cousins.

What is the main idea?
bananas, oranges, lemons, apples

• yellow things

• fruit

• my favorite foods

• sports