PPT-Main Idea & Supporting Details – Day 1

I can determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details summarize the text RI 52 Review What is the main idea of a passage Review What is the . 1 miles Chapters . 2 . and . 3. General Parts of a Paragraph . topic . controlling idea. supporting details . 2. main idea. From the Author’s Perspective. author chooses a topic (one to three words). “. friends. The main idea is the most important idea of a paragraph or work. It is the main point the author wishes to make.. Finding a Main Idea in a Paragraph. Taken altogether, all of the sentences in a paragraph express one large thought. When you’ve found that thought, you’ve found the subject of the paragraph.. Helpful hints and practice for identifying main ideas and writing meaningful, concise summaries.. What is a Main Idea?. The main idea is the central, most important idea in a paragraph or passage. It states the purpose and sets the direction of the paragraph or passage.. 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. Main Idea. The focus of a paragraph or an article—what it is all about—is the topic.. . Main Idea. The most important thing the author has to. say about the topic is the . main idea. .. . Main Idea. 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. 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.. 6. th. Grade ELA/Reading. Ashworth Middle School. What is the central (main) idea?. Definition:. The most . important. . point. an . author makes in his or her writing..  . How to:. Ask these . questions. - 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.. 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.. discern main ideas and the evidence that supports them.. Discern=tell the difference. Evidence=facts that support. What are we going to . discern . today?. Discern main ideas and the evidence that supports them!. Discern=tell the difference. Evidence=facts that support. What are we going to discern today?. Discern main ideas and the evidence that supports them!. . It is important to discern main ideas in text and the evidence that supports them because it helps you identify the main ideas of what you read quickly.. Part One: . I can determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text including its relationship to supporting ideas…. Key Vocabulary. DETERMINE:. Decide, figure out.