main idea and supporting details

Do you need more help finding the main idea or finding supporting details?

How do you feel about being able to find the main idea and supporting details in a text

• Great! I can do this in my sleep

• Okay. I would like more practice.

• Not good. I need more help on this.

What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?

• Who is the main character?
• What is the main event?
• What is one important detail?
• What point is the author trying to make?

Main Idea: Rocks are classified according to the way they were formed.

Which one is NOT a supporting idea for the main idea above?

• Igneous rocks are made from molten magma that cools and crystallizes.

• Sedimentary rocks are made from bits of rocks, sand, soil, and shells.

• Metamorphic rock started out as sedimentary or igneous rock.

• A diamond is the hardest rock.

Mark 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. Mark's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He  wanted them to say, "Mark is the best skater in the whole world."
What is the main idea?

• Mark wants everyone to think he's a great skater without doing the hard work.
• Mark practices very hard to become a great skater.
• Mark is the best skater at the park.
• Mark wants to learn how to skate so he can compete.

Scooby-Doo ran quickly through the haunted castle. Scooby was being chased by another ghost. This ghost was the scariest ghost Scooby had ever seen. Scooby never liked Ghosts.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Scooby-Doo is afraid of ghosts.

• Scooby-Doo does not like castles.

• Scooby-Doo does not like running.

True or False: The main idea does not need supporting details.

• True

• False

The ___________ support the main idea.

• supporting details

• main idea

• topic sentence

• topic

Which sentence is a supporting detail that you should get enough sleep?

• Many people sleep later on the weekends.
• Caffeine keeps some people awake at night.
• Dark rooms are best for sleeping.
• Seven to nine hours keeps you refreshed the next day.

Toby is a special dog. He helps Jenna because she does not see well. Toby guides Jenna cross the street. He makes sure it is safe for Jenna to cross.

Choose one supporting detail below.

• Toby makes sure it is safe for Jenna to cross.

• Toby went to a special dog school.

• Toby is a special dog.