main idea and details

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Look at this book cover, what do you think the main topic will be? Options: cars, trains, planes; barbie dolls

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cars, trains, planes

Front

What is a statement that tells what a passage is mostly about called?

Back

Main Idea

Front

What is the main idea?

Back

What the text is mostly about.

Front

What role do key details play in determining the main idea?

Back

are evidence that point to the main idea

Front

What is the main idea of Jake's family trip?

Back

Jake's family went on a camping trip

Front

What are supporting details?

Back

Details that support the main idea.

Front

The main idea is supported by...

• key details
• columns
• punctuation marks
• topics

Back

key details

Front

Main idea is the most important idea about a topic. True or false?

Back

True

Front

What is the main idea of a text?

Back

What the text is mostly or mainly about

Front

What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

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All of these