Week 1: Finding Main Ideas and Key Details

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What is the main idea of a text?

Back

The most important point or message that the text is trying to convey.

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What are key details?

Back

The most important facts that help explain the main idea.

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How can you find the main idea in a story?

Back

Look for the sentence that summarizes what the story is mostly about.

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What is an example of a main idea?

Back

Life in the colonies was not easy.

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What is an example of a key detail?

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People had to chop wood for fuel.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

Back

To give a brief statement of the main points.

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Why are key details important?

Back

They support and explain the main idea.

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What is a comic strip?

Back

A short story told in pictures and dialogue, often humorous.

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How can pictures help you find the main idea?

Back

They can provide visual clues about what the text is about.

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What is the difference between a main idea and a key detail?

Back

The main idea is the overall message, while key details are facts that support that message.