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 ID: 546645
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Central Idea & Supporting Details
6
th
Grade ELA/Reading
Ashworth Middle SchoolSlide2
What is the central (main) idea?
Definition:
The most
important
point
an
author makes in his or her writing.
How to:
Ask these
questions
to
locate
the central idea:
-What is the main point an author makes?
-What is the most important idea?
-What idea summarizes the entire text?
-What is the author’s message?Slide3
What is a stated
central (main) idea?
Definition:
-An
idea
that is clearly stated in the
passage
.
-Right
there
in the text for me to
locate
.
How to:
Easy
to find; usually can be found as part of a
sentence
at the
beginning
or end of a
passageSlide4
What is an implied
central (main) idea?
Definition:
An
idea
that is
NOT
directly
stated
in the passage.
How to:
Challenging
to find; you have to read carefully, pay
attention
to
details
,
and determine it based on
textual
evidence
.Slide5
My examples: Stated & Implied Central IdeasSlide6
My examples: Stated & Implied Central Ideas
In this passage, the central idea is
implied:
Airplanes are such a common form of travel that it’s easy to forget just how recently they were invented.
In this passage, the central idea is
stated:
Summer vacation is the best time of the year.Slide7
What are supporting details?
Definition:
-Pieces of
information
that
elaborate
and support the central point the author is going to make. There are two kinds:
factual
and sensory.
How to:
-Locate at least 2-3 pieces of information that the author uses to elaborate the central point.Slide8
What are factual
supporting details?
Definition:
-
Details
that are facts.
-They are used to
explain
and clarify points about the central idea and could be
proven
with an outside source.
How to:Find details that answer the where where, when, why, who, what,
which, and how about the
central
idea.Slide9
What are sensory
supporting details?
Definition:
-Details that give
readers
a
vivid
image of the places and people an author writes about
-Uses the
five
senses
How to:Find details that describe how something sounds, feels, looks, smells, or tastes.Slide10
My examples: Stated & Implied Central Ideas
1. Jazzy
is a funny dog. He barks at things like garbage cans and mailboxes. Jazzy, sometimes, snores in his sleep.
2 Chocolate
chip cookies are wonderful. When they come out of the oven, they are warm, sweet, and soft.
In this passage, the supporting details are mainly
factual
:
He barks at things like garbage cans and mailboxes. Jazzy, sometimes, snores in his sleep.
In this passage, the supporting details are mainly
sensory
:
When they come out of the oven, they are warm, sweet, and soft.