Main Idea
The central purpose or premise of a passage.
What is the Main Idea?
It is NOT clearly stated in any one sentence in a passage. It is only suggested or inferred by the supporting details.
What is Implied Main Idea?
The reason the author is writing.
What is author's purpose?
To reword a statement made by someone else.
What is paraphrase?
A brief restatement of the facts or statements already made.
What is summary?
Reasons, facts, examples, or other evidence that help explain the main idea.
What are supporting details?
A concrete, specifically stated detail.
What is explicit details?
Author's use of facts and information.
What is to inform?
Paraphrasing focuses on ____ part of a text.
What is one?
Summaries should stay _________.
What is objective?
The subject or matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation.
What is the topic?
An assumption derived from an explicit detail.
What is an implicit detail?
Author's use of supporting evidence.
What is to persuade?
An author can paraphrase a text to ________ an argument or explanation
What is support? (bolster, help etc.)
Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions: impartial
What is objective?
An idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or writing.
What is the thesis?
A conclusion based on what you read and what you already know.
What is an inference?
Author's use of stories and anecdotes.
What is to entertain?
Presenting someone else's words or ideas as one's own.
What is plagiarizing?
Summaries shouldn't interpret events or offer an _______ about them.
What is opinion?
An underlying central idea or message that runs through a work of literature, which can be expressed in a complete sentence.
What is theme?
English I Benchmark II is on Tuesday, January __, 2023.
What is the 31st?
Author's use of vivid sensory details.
The Super Bowl winning team.
Who are the Dallas Cowboys?
A summary can convey the main idea of a literary or _I__________ text.
What is informational?