Mrs Davidoviczs 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 ID: 613127
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Main Idea and Supporting Details
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. Slide2
Main Idea and Details
Write down the EQ in your reading notebook:
How can I locate the main idea and details of a text?Slide3
Main Idea
Every story or paragraph has a main idea.
The main idea tells you what the story is about.
The main idea maybe the lesson learned or moral of a story.
The main idea is the most important part of a story or paragraph.
Main Idea SongSlide4
How do I find the main idea?
Sometimes, it is in the
title
.
Sometimes, it is the
first sentence
in a text.
Sometimes, it is the
last sentence
in a text.
Sometimes, it is what the text is
mostly about
(what is being repeated or talked about the most).Slide5
Supporting Details
The supporting details are
the things that describe the main idea
.
These supporting details make the main idea stronger.Slide6
Read the Passage and Choose the Main Idea
Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America. It is on the Niagara River halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagara Falls is located on the American and Canadian border. The American Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high. Slide7
Question
What is the main idea of the passage?
Remember main idea is what the story is about. Slide8
Answer
Main Idea: Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America.
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Choose the Main Idea
of this Passage
The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot statue of woman holding a book and a torch. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France. It has become the universal symbol for freedom. Slide10
Question
What is the main idea of this passage?
What was the passage about? Slide11
Answer
Main Idea:
The Statue of LibertySlide12
Find the Supporting Details in this Passage
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods in the 1800’s. The 363 mile canal connected Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the Canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York State. Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies across New York. Slide13
Question
Main Idea: Lake Erie changed the way people moved goods.
What are the supporting details of this passage?
Remember supporting details describe the main idea. Slide14
Answer
Supporting Details:
1-The 363 mile canal connected Albany and New York for the first time.
2-The canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies across New York State.
3-The canal made a way for goods to be transported cheaply and quickly. Slide15
Review
Our stories would not make sense if they did not include a main idea with supporting details.
You will need to be able to select the main idea and the supporting details from everything you read.