PPT-Theme and Main Idea

Preparing for the ACT Topic First off how do you determine a topic Topic is basically the subject or what the text is about Here are some topics Recycling Mammals Weather patterns. Main Idea. The most important point that the author is trying to make about the topic. Stated Main Idea. The one sentence in the paragraph that states both the topic and the most important point.. Implied Main Idea. RDG 091 Week 12 . Tracy Washington. Today’s Objectives. 1. . Review. . where we find . main ideas in a paragraph. .. 2. . Identify the . Vocabulary word: . imply. 3. . Identify the . Academic vocabulary . and . Supporting Details. The . main idea . is the most important idea of a paragraph, story, article, essay, etc.. It is the . main point . the author wishes to make.. Remember: . When you . summarize. LA.910.1.7.3: The student will determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level or higher texts through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details. Lesson 2: Guided Practice. What is theme?. Let’s talk about it:. The words theme, message, moral are all synonyms.. When we think of any of these things, we’re really looking at . what the story teaches us about . life. . . 8. th. Grade. Main Idea – why?. The best way to think about Main Idea is to think of it as the reason why a paragraph exists.. The main idea is the central idea or most important idea presented by the paragraph.. Mrs. . Davidovicz’s. . 2012 – 2013 Class. CCGPS. : . . ELACC3RI2: Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. . Main Idea and Details. - 7 lab Unit 3 - . What is central/main idea?. After you read a book or see a movie, do you ever tell someone else what it is about? When you do this, you state the main idea. The main idea is what something is mostly about.. Definition. Theme. : The main idea or message the author wants to tell. The theme can also be the lesson about life or human nature that the story teaches. . Finding the theme. The theme is NOT a word, it is a sentence. Binder. Book bags and cellphones on hooks at front of room . . Literary Term . Of The Week. Tuesday: . Alliteration. The repetition of an initial consonant sound. . This . literary term is often used in . :. Use either one of the . workshop theme exemplar . problems or . define your . own . theme-based problem. DESCRIPTION. : . Description of idea. ADDITIONAL . DETAILS. Additional detail 1. Additional detail 2. Rarely stated in the text. Must make an inference. Use the plot, character, and/or setting. Do not confuse . Theme. . with topic, main idea, or plot!. Theme. is the message we take away from the written piece about people, life, and the world around us.. I. dea of Literary and Informational . T. exts. What is Theme?. Theme. is the central idea, or insight, about life and human behavior that a story reveals.. The theme is what makes a story linger in our hearts and minds long after we have read it.. - 7 lab Unit 3 - . What is central/main idea?. After you read a book or see a movie, do you ever tell someone else what it is about? When you do this, you state the main idea. The main idea is what something is mostly about..