Central Idea/Main Idea

What is the main idea?

• Its the authors point of view
• Is what the passage is mostly about
• It is the sequence of the story.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

You should determine the main idea by combining the supporting details.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Seated on his throne, King Midas wore a golden crown. He had golden rings on each finger and held a golden scepter. His vest was embroidered with golden thread and even his shoes had golden ornaments. He had a golden box filled with gold coins. He named his daughter Marigold.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• King Midas loved gold.
• King Midas sold lots of gold.
• King Midas had a heart of gold.
• King Midas hated gold.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What kind of sentence can tell the main idea of a paragraph?

• supporting detail

• topic sentence

• example sentence

• transition sentence

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When reading, what is the first question you need to ask yourself?

• What is the text about?

• What am I doing?

• What does the author want me to know about the topic?

• What is the title of the text?

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

This is what you look for when trying to determine the central/main idea.

• Clues, hints, and evidence.

• Patterns, repeated words, phrases, or related ideas.

• The bibliography

• The table of contents

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

What text features can give you a clue of what the main idea is?

• Title
• Headings
• Pictures
• All of these

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How is central idea different from theme?

• Theme incudes specific names and details from the text.

• Central idea includes specific names and details from the text.

• The central idea tells the lesson or moral of the text.

• The theme is the main topic or focus of the text.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?

Dora the explorer is an educational show for kids.

• She has a really cute monkey named Boots.

• Dora's purple backpack holds all of her tools.

• Dora helps teach kids Spanish words.

• She usually stops Swiper from swiping.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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 enjoys spending time with her family.
• The author's grandparents live far away.
• The author is sad to leave her cousins.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.8.2