Main Idea and
Supporting Details
Supporting Details
What is the main idea?
It is what the story is mostly about.
What are nouns?
Person
Place
Thing
Animal
Name the 5 Parts of a Sentence
Capital Letters
Punctuation
Makes Sense
Subject (nouns)
Predicate (verbs)
What are character traits?
They tell who a character is based on their thoughts, feelings and actions.
What do supporting details do?
They hold up and support the main idea.
What are the nouns in the sentence:
Mike and Alice raced down the beach.
Mike
Alice
beach
What is the predicate (verb):
Mike and Alice raced down the beach.
raced
What are physical traits?
Tell how a character is on the OUTSIDE.
Example purple hair, tan skin, brown eyes
What main idea would go with:
Vegetables have a lot of vitamins. They help you grow strong and healthy. Some help give you stronger eye sight and others help your skin and hair.
Vegetables are good for you.
Vegetables are important for your health.
What are the nouns in the sentence:
Nikki walked her dog around Hyde Park.
Nikki
dog
Hyde Park
What is the subject:
Nikki walked her dog around Hyde Park.
Nikki
What are personality traits?
How a character is on the INSIDE--their thoughts, feelings and behavior (actions)
Which of these details does not belong under the Caring for Cats title?
A. A cat needs fresh water every day.
B. Too much food can make them sick.
C. Some people are allergic to cats.
D. Clean their litter box daily.
C. Some people are allergic to cats.
What are the nouns in the sentence:
The boys and girls went on a field trip to the Memphis Zoo.
boys
girls
Memphis Zoo
Correct the sentence:
shelly and ivan read the new mystery book
Shelly and Ivan read the new mystery book.
Aidan always tries new things. He is the first person to ride the new rollercoaster, and to eat Sasha's first attempt at making cookies. Aidan likes to travel the world and never meets a stranger. Every time you see him he has a new story to tell. What character trait does Aidan have?
Adventurous
Brave
Which of these would not be a supporting detail if I was reading a book on farm animals.
A. Taking care of farm animals is a lot of work.
B. Tigers are my favorite animal.
C. There are many different types of farm animals, such as chickens, cows, pigs and donkeys.
B. Tigers are my favorite animal.
What is the difference between proper and common nouns?
Proper nouns name a specific person, place or thing.
Example: teacher is common and Mrs. Williams is proper
Correct the sentence:
The boys went one a kamping trip in yellowstone park
The boys went on a camping trip in Yellowstone Park.
Fido the fish loves swimming around his silent bowl. Anytime he hears a loud noise he hides behind his plant. He loves watching the students silently do their work, or when they whisper "hello" or "good morning" to him. Fido wishes he could join in, but every time they raise their voices he gets too scared. What trait describes Fido?
Nervous
Shy
Timid
Scared.