Main Ideas
What is a main idea?
What the article is mostly about
Which part of this statement is your evidence?
They can grow up to 360 feet
Tigers are losing their homes because of deforestation. Tigers are also dying because they are being hunted.
What ideas are being connected?
Dogs are awesome. They are very cute.
What is the author's point of view on dogs?
They love dogs
"This article is discussing why Mr. Najera is the greatest teacher in the world. Mr. Najera's favorite color is green."
What would be the main idea of these two sentences?
Why Mr. Najera is the goat
Mr. Najera is very strong. He can bench press 315 pounds! He's pretty awesome.
What is the evidence?
Him bench pressing 315 pounds!
Doctors work long shifts, often for 12 hours at a time!
To become a doctor, you have to go through medical school, which takes a long time.
You have to perform surgeries and save lives.
What ideas are being connected?
Being a doctor is very difficult
What is the author's point of view on Troy?
"Bears eat seals. Global warming is affecting the homes of bears, especially polar bears. Many polar bears have to leave their homes because they are melting.
What is the main idea of this section?
Global warming affecting bears
Sharks aren't cold-blooded killers, despite what people think. They kill less people than vending machines! They get mistaken because of their sharp teeth and size.
What is the evidence? How could you cite it?
Sharks killing less people than vending machines.
In the paragraph it mentions that sharks kill less people than vending machines, so they aren't that dangerous.
Jayson Tatum is rich because he's a professional athlete. Justin Beiber is rich because he's a singer. Dr. Phil is rich because he's a doctor.
What ideas are being connected?
You can become rich doing different things
Unfortunately, rhinos are an endangered species. Their population is lowering significantly over the past few years.
What is the author's point of view about rhinos?
They are sad that rhinos are endangered. We know that because they use the word "unfortunately."
Francis Scott Key wrote the American national anthem. He wrote it during the War of 1812. It's very patriotic and represents our country.
What is the main idea?
Francis Scott Key wrote the American National Anthem
Spiders are quite poisonous. Black widows are poisonous. They bite people often. There are thousands of people infected by the spider each year! Be careful when you see one!
Where is the evidence? How might you cite it?
I know spiders are poisonous because the paragraph talks about black widows infecting thousands of people each year.
What ideas are being connected?
Harvard is difficult to attend
Jayson Tatum is a basketball player for the Boston Celtics. He is incredible. He was drafted in 2017 and is a multiple time all star. He won a championship in 2024.
What does the author think about Jayson Tatum?
The author thinks Jayson Tatum is awesome. They use the word "incredible" to describe him.