Central Idea
You can also call the Central Idea this
What is Main Idea?
A comparison of two things using like or as
What is a simile?
On this day you might eat turkey
What is Thanksgiving?
This state is home to the 5 Great Lakes
What is Michigan?
You may confuse Central Idea with this skill which is really the moral of the story.
What is theme?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
What is personification?
You might visit the Governor in this Illinois city
What is Springfield?
What is a complete sentence?
Boom! Bam!
What is onomatopoeia?
On this day you might celebrate Barack Obama
What is Presidents Day?
This city is home to the happiest place on Earth
What is Orlando?
In order to determine the Central Idea you must first figure this out
The waves crashed against the rocks.
What is Onomatopoeia?
You don't want scrambled on this holiday
What is Antartica?
The first step in finding the Central Idea of a text?
What is read and annotate?
My grandmother used to walk 100 miles to school and back.
What is hyperbole?
Find a four leaf clover on this holiday
What is St. Patrick's Day?
When you think of this country you might think of a Maple Leaf
What is Canada?