What's the Main Idea?

Main Idea is...

• the moral of the story

• what the text is MOSTLY about

• small pieces of information

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

To find the main idea, I should look at...

• The pictures

• The title

• Small pieces of information

• Repeated words

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

The TOPIC SENTENCE is usually...

• in the MIDDLE of the text

• towards the BEGINNING of the text

• at the END of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What's the main idea of this picture?

• brown bag

• vegetables

• eating

• food

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Insects live in many places. Some live on land, some live in water. Others live in the air. Some insects even live in the ground.

What's the main idea of the text?

• insects are living

• insects live in many different places

• insects live in the air or on land

• insects live in water

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

What clues could you use to find the Main Idea from this passage?

• The pictures

• The title

• Repeated words

• There are NO clues

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

Main idea of this picture?

• exercise

• sports

• basketball

• grass

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Topic and main idea are the SAME?

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

The details are the key points that support the main idea.

• Pictures

• Supporting details

• Topic sentence

• Topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

ALL details from any text support the main idea

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1