Main Idea
What is a main idea?
A main idea is what the text is mainly about.
What is a supporting detail?
Supporting details are information or details that supports the main idea.
What is the main idea?
What the text is about.
What is an Analogy?
A comparison between two thing
Define Obstacle.
Something that prevents progress.
Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America.It is on the Niagra River about halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.Niagara Falls is on the American and Canadian border.The American Falls is 167 feet high.On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high.What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America.
Kangaroos protect themselves in many ways. If a kangaroo senses danger, they will bang their tail on the ground to warn the others.A new born joey is only the size of your thumb.What is the supporting detail?
If a kangaroo senses danger, they will bang their tail on the ground to warn the others.
What are supporting details?
Information or details that supports the main idea.
Denotation
The primary meaning of a word.
what is devised?
To plan or to design
Kangaroos are mostly night time creatures. Kangaroos have a long powerful tail.They sleep during the day under a shady tree or bush.What is the supporting detail in the paragraph?
They sleep during the day under a shady tree or bush.
Name two ways to identify the main idea.
First, look for what the text is mainly about.
Next,find information supporting the main idea.
Define obvious?
To be easily perceived or understood
What is Certify?
To confirm as true or to be certified.
Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient Celtic festival dating back some 2,000 years. November 1st was the Celtic New Year and marked the end of summer to the Celts. They celebrated on its eve by wearing costumes made of animal skins and dancing around bon fires. Over the next two millennia, this primitive celebration grew to be the candy fueled costume ball that we know today. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
To explain the how Halloween came into existence.
Robots are being used in sumo wrestling contests. Sumo wrestling is a sport that started in Japan. It takes place in a ring. Two players try to score points by holding each other down or pushing each other out of the ring. Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans. The robot that scores the most points wins.
Robot sumo uses robots instead of humans.
Why should good readers identify the main idea?
Good readers identify the main idea and supporting details in the text to understand what the author is trying to explain.
What is the difference between the main idea and the central idea(theme)?
The main idea is what the story or text is about and the central idea is the lesson learned or moral of the story.
Define commence and use it in a sentence.
To begin or start.
ex: "The ceremony will commence at noon."
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.The 363 mile canal connected Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York State.Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies the 363 miles.What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods and supplies in the mid 1800's.
Mother gorillas do a lot for their babies. They nurse their babies. They protect them from danger. And they teach the tiny gorillas how to get along with other gorillas.
They nurse their babies They protect them from danger.
Which sentence is the main idea usually stated in a passage?
The first sentence which is called the topic sentence.
What does cite mean?
To quote a passage.
What does it mean to infer?
Why should you infer when reading?
Infer is to make a educated guess.
To figure out something the author didn't tell us or didn't directly state in the passage.