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Stated Main idea
Stated Main Idea
Implied Main Ideas
Implied MI/Supporting Details
Supporting Details
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To find the main idea, one should ask, “What is the single most important point the author wants me to understand about the _________ ?"
What is the topic of the paragraph?
100
This is known as the subject of a paragraph.
What is the topic?
100
When expressing an implied main idea, you must use a ______ and not a phrase.
What is complete sentence?
100
An implied main idea must meet the same requirements as a _______.
What is stated main idea?
100
This type of supporting detail explains how to do something.
What is procedure (or steps in a process)?
200
What's the most likely place to find the stated main idea?
What is the beginning or first sentence?
200
The main idea can NEVER be this type of sentence.
What is question?
200
Formula three for creating an implied main idea involves drafting a main idea using what?
What are just the details in the paragraph?
200
The first formula for making an implied main idea is to use what from the paragraph or passage?
What is a sentence that ALMOST tells you the most important point of the paragraph?
200
This type of supporting details includes facts with numbers in a percentage or fraction.
What is statistic?
300
When a writer wants to give some explanation and emphasize their main point, the main idea is usually placed here in the paragraph.
What is the last sentence?
300
One requirement of the main idea is that it must do this alone or by itself.
What is make sense?
300
The implied main idea can also be called the unstated, indirectly or ___________ main idea
What is formulated?
300
This ___________ is limited if a reader is unable to formulate an implied main idea.
What is reading comprehension?
300
One tip to avoid overmarking your textbook is by doing this to the details instead of highlighting them.
What is number the supporting details?
400
"Finally" is a signal word that indicates that _________ is the main idea.
What is conclusion?
400
One mistake readers make is assuming that sentences that are __________ MUST be the main idea.
What are fascinating or interesting sentences?
400
The implied or stated main idea of a long passage (essay, chapter, etc.) is called this _____________.
What is overall main idea?
400
One helpful tip for listing your supporting details is to number them and to do this.
What is place each on a separate line in your notes?
400
In order to find the supporting details, a helpful tip is to look for words that are numbered, listed w/ letters or _________________.
What is bulleted (with bullets, asterisks or some other symbol)?
500
What is the first mistake people make when looking for the main idea?
What is looking only at the first or last sentence?
500
In writing or English class, the main idea is known as this.
What is the thesis?
500
Like a stated main idea, the implied main idea- should be the sentence in the paragraph that is broad in scope or ___________.
What is general?
500
College instructors assume this about implied main ideas.
What is that students will read carefully enough to understand them?
500
One way to organize supporting details is to put them in a chart in order to show this.
What are comparison/contasts?