Understanding Central Ideas

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Implied Central Idea

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Not directly stated, inferred from details

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Explicit Central Idea

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Clearly stated in the text

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Clues for Implied Idea

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Context, examples, and details

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Finding Explicit Idea

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Look for main sentence or thesis

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Implied Idea Example

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A story showing kindness without saying "be kind"

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Explicit Idea Example

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"The main idea is to be kind."

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Implied Idea Skill

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Reading between the lines

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Explicit Idea Skill

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Identifying key sentences

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Implied vs. Explicit

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Inferred vs. Stated

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Importance of Central Idea

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Helps understand the main message