Central Idea vs Main Idea

This tells what the story is mostly about. It's like a one-sentence summary.

• Main Idea

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

This is a central message, lesson, or moral of the story.

• Main Idea

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Another term for central idea is:

• summary

• the topic

• inference

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Identifying the main idea of a paragraph helps the reader to:

• Memorize the paragraph

• Understand what the paragraph is mostly about

• Ignore the details in the paragraph

• Focus on the least important information

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

She knew she would have to work hard, but Jana had always wanted to win the spelling bee.

• Theme

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

This tells what the story is mostly about. It's like a one-sentence summary.

• Main Idea

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

This is a central message, lesson, or moral of the story.

• Main Idea

• Theme

• Character

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Another term for central idea is:

• summary

• the topic

• inference

• main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Identifying the main idea of a paragraph helps the reader to:

• Memorize the paragraph

• Understand what the paragraph is mostly about

• Ignore the details in the paragraph

• Focus on the least important information

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

She knew she would have to work hard, but Jana had always wanted to win the spelling bee.

• Theme

• Main Idea

• Character

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2