MAIN/CENTRAL IDEA

1

100

Is what the text is about

What is A Topic?

200

What the text is mostly about

What is the Central/Main Idea

300

Is the second step of MAIN-I

What is Accent at least 2 Essential Details

2

100

Are specific pieces of information about the Topic

What are Details?

200

When the author directly states it in the text

What is a Literal Main/Central Idea

300

Is the third step of MAIN-I

What is Ink out Clarifying Details

3

100

Are the two types of Details

What is Essential and Clarifying

200

When the reader must use clues, details, and reasoning to figure it out

What is an Inferred Main/Central Idea

300

Is the fourth step of MAIN-I

Notice how the Essential Details are Related

4

100

Are needed to understand the Main/Central Idea

What are Essential Details?

200

Is the mnemonic to find the Main/Central Idea

What is MAIN-I

300

Is the final step of MAIN-I

What is Infer the Main Idea

5

100

Are not necessary to be able to understand the Central/Main Idea

What are Clarifying Details

200

Is the first step of MAIN-I

What is Make the Topic Known