Main Idea and Supporting Details, Summary & Fact/Opinion

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Main idea is the most important point the writer communicates.

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The main point or most important idea that the writer is communicating.

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Supporting Details are...

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Key points, examples, and evidence supporting the main idea.

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An objective summary is...

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A summary of a text that includes only factual information.

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Objective statements are...

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FACTUAL evidence

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What does a summary do?

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Creates a shorter way to explain a text with key points.

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Main topic of the passage?

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Ben Franklin as a diplomat, scientist, and inventor.

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Objective statement from the passage:

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Franklin protected buildings from lightning strikes using his invention of the lightning rod.

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Subjective statement based on the passage?

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Franklin was one of the foremost founding fathers to U.S. history.

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Detail supporting paragraph one:

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Ben Franklin was a founding father of the U.S.

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Detail supporting paragraph two's main idea:

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Ben Franklin was a diplomat, printer, scientist, and inventor.