Main Idea / Supporting Details

What is a main idea?

• Important part of paragraph or text.

• Important part of a sentence.

• Important part of a word

• All of the above

In a non fiction story what would be the central idea?

• The new vocabulary that you learned.

• What you learned about the text.

• What the text is mostly about.

• The moral lesson of the story

In text structure what does sequential order mean?

• To explain events in any order.

• To explain events in time order.

• The lesson that you learned.

• The setting in a story.

Vocabulary words and its definition are found in the back of the book and that is called the .....

• Table of Contents

• Index

• Glossary

• definition

The P in Author's Purpose is to

• Persuade

• Purpose

• Place

• Pre-read

What is another word to support the details that are being used to identify the central idea of text?

• Climax

• Text evidence

• Context Clues

• Conflict

There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.

What is the main idea?

• There are many fun things to do at the beach.

• Some people simply like to sunbathe

• It i also fun to look for shells.

• Going to the beach to swim can be fun.

I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!

What is the main idea?

• Weekends are times to travel.

• The author's grandparents live far away

• The author enjoys spending time with her family.

• The author's is sad to leave her cousins.

What's the purpose to informational text?

• Inform

• Persuade

• Entertain

• All of the above

Words that provide information about the picture or illustration is ...

• Captions

• Labels

• Diagram

• Title