Finding the Main Idea
Finding the Main Idea
TEXT
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Paragraph: A group of
sentences organized around a topic, a main idea about the topic, and details
that support the main idea.
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Topic: The overall subject
of a paragraph.
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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 this is being made about the topic.
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Details: The specific
information about the main idea or support for the main ideas.
Main Idea
=Topic + Author’s point about the topic
HOW TO FIND THE TOPIC
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Ask yourself the question:
What or who is
this paragraph about?
HOW TO FIND THE MAIN IDEA
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Ask yourself the question:
What is the overall message or argument being made by the author
about the topic of this paragraph?
HOW TO FIND SUPPORTING DETAILS
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Turn the main idea
into a question by asking who, what,
when, where, why, or how? The answer will give a set of details.
REMEMBER
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Topics, main idea, and
supporting details work together.
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The main idea tells the
author’s point about the topic, and the details offer support for main idea.
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