Central Idea and Supporting Details

Word Cloud

What are the first words that come to mind when you think of central idea?

Open Ended

In your own words, what was the central idea of the passage?

Multiple Choice

Which statement would best support the author’s main point?

• Sixteen-year-old drivers have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age.

• Only 44% of teenagers said that they would speak up if someone was driving in a way that scared them.

• In 2015, there were over 3,000 people killed and an estimated 391,000 injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.

• The number of people with a driver’s license in the United States increased from 167 million in 1990 to around 222 million in 2016.

Poll

How well do you think you can identify the central idea AND identify supporting details to back it up?

• I can do this in my sleep.

• Maybe give me a little more practice.

• Ms. G, if you don't help now I'm never getting this.