Is this sentence written correctly? Jamal exclaimed, "Eigth grade is the best year yet!"

What is the main idea of a paragraph or passage?

What do supporting details do for the main idea?

What is the central idea of a story?

Which of the following best describes the central idea of a paragraph?

In a news article, what is the central idea usually found in?

Which part of a book often contains the central idea?

What is the central idea of a biography?

What is the central idea of a movie review?

In a historical text, what is the central idea?

What is the central idea of a recipe?

In a travel guide, what is the central idea?

What is the central idea of a song?

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How can details support the main idea?

What do details in a text provide?

What are supporting details?

Sam wanted to be a doctor. He liked watching shows about hospitals. He also liked to talk to his doctor when he went in for checkups. Sam had a goal to learn everything he could about becoming a doctor.

The ice cream cone was invented in 1904. It all started at the St. Louis World's fair when an ice cream vendor ran out of dishes for his ice cream. A man named Ernest Hamwi was selling waffles in the booth next to him. He helped his neighbor out by making cone-shaped waffles to hold the ice cream. The rest is history.

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"Benjamin Franklin loved to write. When he was twenty-two, he set up his own printing shop and started a newspaper. He also printed a book called "Poor Richard's Almanac". It had funny stories, information about the weather, and wise sayings."

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The Betsy Ross Bridge is a famous bridge that takes cars across a huge river. It is named after a woman who has a popular story told about her. The story is said that Betsy sewed the first-ever American flag. It is true that she sewed one of the first flags.

Hank Aaron was a baseball player that was famous for hitting home runs. This means that he could hit the ball "out of the park." Hank beat many records for home runs and continues to be one of the best baseball players of all times.

The title typically states the main idea of the story.

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

The repetition of ideas points towards the main idea.

The central idea of a passage/text is....

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

One the most popular musical instruments is the piano. In the traditional musical instrument classification system of string, woodwind, percussion and brass, the piano falls into two categories. It is considered a string instrument because the sound comes from the strings inside the piano. It is also considered a percussion instrument, since the player strikes the keyboard, which signals an internal hammer to strike the strings.

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Supporting details....

Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.

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I love chinese food.

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my sister and i will go hiking.

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Turn left on green street.

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christmas is on friday this year.

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We live in coldwater, michigan.

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Thanksgiving is in November.

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New York is bordered by the atlantic ocean.

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john loves mashed potatoes.

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Parker is a member of the boy scouts of america.

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are you taking spanish this year?

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Have you seen the new space jam movie?

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We listened to a lecture by mrs. jent about capitalization.

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I would love to visit australia.

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we are going to have ice cream for dessert.

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How old are you

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I have two pet cats

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I was so scared

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What is your name

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Do you like broccoli

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I won the championship game

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My sister is older than me

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Let's pick carrots from the garden

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How many eggs did you find

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That storm cloud looks scary

Mom put her cell phone on the stack of towels by the pool. Later, Carl got out of the pool and reached for a towel. He did not see the cell phone and it went flying into the water when he grabbed the towel on top of the stack. He jumped in after it, but the cell phone was ruined.

What caused mom's phone to fall into the pool?

Tony made himself a bowl of cereal and milk. He took his first bite, made an awful face, and hurried to the sink to spit it out! Then he took the carton of milk out of the fridge, opened the top and took a sniff. The milk had turned sour!

What was the effect of Tony spitting out his cereal and milk?

Hannah was giving her dog Fluffy a bath. Fluffy hated baths! Hannah had just finished lathering Fluffy up with shampoo when fluffy jumped out of the tub! She ran all other the house getting water and suds everywhere!

What caused Fluffy to jump out of the tub?

Sanai was the best player on her soccer team. She always seemed to score at least one goal per game, sometimes even two or three! Yesterday, Sanai did not come to the game. She was sick in bed with the flu. Her team did not score any goals and lost the game.

What was the effect of Sanai missing the game?