PPT-Central Idea & Supporting Details

6 th Grade ELAReading 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. 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. Fiction and Nonfiction. Standard for Reading Literature. 2. . Determine. a . theme. or central idea of a text and . analyze. its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the . 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. Recognizing the Main Idea. The . main idea . will tell us . exactly . what the story/paragraph is about.. What we need to look for when identifying the . main idea . is: what FINALLY happens in the story.. M. ain Idea?. Main Idea-A statement that tells the author’s point about the topic.. The main idea provides the message. of a given paragraph or the argument. that is being made about . the topic.. For example:. Running Dictation. . First. ,. . s. tudent A run to a sentence, . read. and . remember. it. . Next. ,. run . back to your partner and . tell them the sentence. . Then. ,. student A sit down and student B run to a sentence, . Fiction and Nonfiction. Standard for Reading Literature. 2. . Determine. a . theme. or central idea of a text and . analyze. its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the . 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. Third Grade . SPI 0301.6.2 Identify the stated . main idea in a selection. . SPI 0301.6.4 Identify main idea . and supporting details in a text.. . Main Idea . Every story or paragraph has a main idea.. 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.. Objective : Understand how Salak develops & shapes a central idea with specific details in “ The Cruelest Journey – 600 Miles to Timbuktu”. Directions : Get a dry erase board, paper towel, & marker for I can determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text. (RI 5.2). Review: What is the . main idea. . of a passage?. Review: What is the . 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.