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Details, Details, Details
Main Idea
RADDE
General
100
Piece of information that summarizes a text
What is main idea
100
What are the two types of details?
What are supporting and irrelevant
100
What are the two types of main idea?
What are stated and implied
100
This letter stands for restate
What is R
100
What are the two most important things you should look for when finding the main idea?
What are general ideas and the purpose.
200
Word or phrase that tells what the author is writing about.
What is the topic
200
This type of detail helps you figure out the main idea.
What is supporting
200
You find this by inferring using supporting details
What is implied main idea
200

What is a sentence starter that introduces a detail 

An essential

According to the text

A detail is

Furthermore

200

What is the difference between the main idea and a detail?

Main idea is what is all about detail is 1 piece of information.

300
When the author specifically tells you the main idea
What is stated main idea
300
Which of these is the irrelevant detail? (1) Everyone likes to find a bargain. (2) Yard sale shoppers save money buying previously owned items. (3) Sellers make money and prevent waste. (4) Yard sales are a win-win event.
What is number one
300
What question should you ask yourself to find the main idea?
What is "what is the most important point the author wants me to understand about the topic?"
300

How do you know to apply an answer?

by the signal words

300

This is when you read between the lines

What is inferencing

400
When you have to use details to figure out the main idea
What is implied main idea
400
Which of these is an irrelevant detail? (1) Journaling is a worthy exercise. (2) It helps hold memories of happy events. (3) It provides a safe place to explore feelings and ideas. (4) Many famous people keep journals.
What is number four
400

What is another name for main idea?

What is central idea

400

This letter stands for the concluding sentence

E

400
What do you need to place around words that are not your own?
What is quotation marks
500

Identifying a logical conclusion (answer)

What is inferencing

500
When telling the main idea, what type of evidence should you give to support your answer?
What is supporting details
500
Why is it important to be able to identify the main idea?
What is so you can understand the overall purpose of the text
500

When should you use RADDE?

What is when you are writing an answer

500
Usually the first sentence in a paragraph
What is a topic or stated main idea