Main Idea
What is MAIN IDEA?
What the text or picture is mostly about.
What are DETAILS?
Details tell us more about the main idea. Support the main idea.
What is brave?
To not be scared, to be strong, to overcome something scary
Name ONE clue that helps us find main idea?
The title, first and last sentences, repeated words
True or False: Not all details in the text support the main idea.
*500 bonus points if you can state a detail in the text, Ruby Bridges, that DOES NOT support the main idea of the passage.
TRUE
*Today, Ruby lives in New Orleans with her husband.
What is integration?
Coming together
What is the main idea of the text, Ruby Bridges?
Rube was a brave girl.
Name ONE detail to support the main idea of the text, Ruby Bridges?
Ruby was black and she went to an all white school, Ruby walked through crowds of angry people, The angry people threatened to hurt Ruby
What is segregation?
Things are separate