Main Idea

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.

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

• Supporting detail

• Example sentence

• Thesis sentence

• Transition sentence

The main idea of a text --

• is a lesson from the story

• will never use characters' names

• is what the story is mostly about

• is the story's message

Which of the following refers to the subject of a story in 1-3 words?

• Main Idea

• Topic

• Topic Sentence

• Supporting Details

Match the definitions with the terms.

• Topic Sentence

• Sentences that support, describe, or explain your topic sentence

• Supporting Details

• The main point of the WHOLE text:

• Main Idea

• An interesting quote, fact, statistic or anecdote (short story)

• Transitional Words

• Words (or phrases) like first, next, in conclusion, etc.

• Hook/Attention Grabber

• The main point of the PARAGRAPH ONLY:

What is the main idea of a reading selection?

• The supporting ideas in a text that show proof.

• What the text is mainly about.

• A conclusion statement

• A full and complete sentence.

What does the main idea of a story tell the reader?

• a specific detail from the story

• The conflict of the story

• What the story is about

• The universal truth, moral, or idea the author wants to express

Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital.  She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother.  Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up.  She wants to help sick people get well. 
What is the main idea?

• Jenny got sick.

• Jenny wants to be a nurse.

• Her grandmother was in the hospital.

• Jenny was glad the nurses were being kind to her grandmother.

Landon wanted to be a great skater. But he didn't want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Landon's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He wanted them to say, "Landon is the best skater in the whole world."

What is the main idea?

• Landon wants everyone to think he's a great skater without doing the hard work.

• Landon practices very hard to become a great skater.

• Landon is the best skater at the park.

• Landon wants to learn how to skate so he can compete.

Main Idea:
Frogs are amazing jumpers.

What supporting detail would go with this main idea?

• Frogs use their tongue to catch flies.

• A tadpole is the name of a young frog.

• Frogs have long, powerful legs which help them leaplong distances.

• The Fire-belly Toad has slightly warty skin.