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.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Before the invention of the toothbrush, people used a twig with a frayed end, also known as a “chew stick,” to brush their teeth.  Today’s  toothbrushes designed with a solid plastic handle with either a fixed or flexible brush at one end. Toothpaste is typically added to a toothbrush to assist in maintaining good oral hygiene.  Both toothpaste and toothbrushes come in a vast assortment of colors, shapes, and sizes.  Utilizing appealing, or attractive, toothbrushes can make tooth brushing enjoyable and lead your child in attaining perfect oral health.

What is the main idea?

• A toothbrush is for a dentist.

• Buying a nice toothbrush is an important part of your daily routine.

• A toothbrush is a tool to help you maintain oral hygiene.

• There are a variety of toothbrushes and toothpastes.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

Summer can be scorching with temperatures peaking above 100 degrees. However, a swimming pool is an excellent means to combat the heat. Floating in the water provides a cool and refreshing relief from the high temperature. Splashing about in the depths of crystal clear water helps to battle the overwhelming heat. Grab a friend and head down to the pool this summer for a welcome respite from the summer sun!

What is this paragraph mostly about?

• The joys and dangers of swimming in the heat of summer.

• Safe ways to avoid dangerous sun exposure on your skin.

• The overwhelming temperatures that humans experience during summer.

• A fun way to solve the problem of summertime heat.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What might be the main idea of a book titled "Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables?"

• Tomatoes are good for you.
• Strawberries have seeds on the outside.
• It's important to eat vegetables and fruit.
• Spinach is good for your bones.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

A SUPPORTING detail explains the main idea in a paragraph. What does SUPPORT mean?

• to search and find
• to hold up and help
• to end
• to write

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

If you read an essay about how important recycling is to our environment, what is the topic?

• littering
• plastic
• recycling
• paper

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CCSS.RI.6.2

What are supporting details?

• Useless

• Details about the text that tell you about the setting

• Details from the text that tell you how the character is feeling

• Details from the text that develop the main idea

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2B

Benjamin Franklin loved to write.  When he was twenty-two, he set up his own printing shop and started a newspaper.  He also printed a book called Poor Richard’s Almanac.  It had funny stories, information about the weather, and wise sayings.

• Benjamin Franklin loved to write stories and books.
• Benjamin Franklin worked very hard when he was young.
• Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about the weather.
• Benjamin Franklin was very poor.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.W.6.9A

What are some ways to find the main idea of a passage? (More than one answer!)

• Look a the title

• Look at the first sentence of the passage

• Find repeated key words or phrases

• Ask a friend

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Supporting Details are...

• OPINION BASED evidence

• The main point or most important idea that the writer is communicating

• The key points, examples, evidence to support or elaborate on the main idea.

• A summary of a text  that only includes factual information.

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.2B