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Main Idea & Supporting Details

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Main Idea & Supporting Details

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  1. MAIN IDEA 3RD GRADE & Supporting Details

  2. WHAT'S THE MAIN IDEA? The main idea tells you what the story is mostly all about! It is the most important point of a paragraph or story.

  3. HOW DO I FIND THE MAIN IDEA? *Check the first and last sentences. Sometimes the main idea is found here! *Look for words that are repeated. Look at the title and pictures.

  4. CAN YOU FIND THE MAIN IDEA? It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true. Go ask the forest rangers. Rangers who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout stations.

  5. CAN YOU FIND THE MAIN IDEA? It is often said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but this isn’t true. Go ask the forest rangers. Rangers who spend their summers as fire-fighters will tell you that every thundershower brings several bolts of lightning to their lookout stations.

  6. CAN YOU FIND THE MAIN IDEA? Costs were low that year and the output high. There was a good person for each job and the market remained firm. There were no losses from fire. All in all it was the best years in the history of the company.

  7. CAN YOU FIND THE MAIN IDEA? Costs were low that year and the output high. There was a good person for each job and the market remained firm. There were no losses from fire. All in all it was the best years in the history of the company.

  8. WHAT ARE SUPPORTING DETAILS? Supporting details are sentences that go along with and support the main idea. They are not what the story is all about, but they help the main idea make its point.

  9. THINK OF THE MAIN IDEA AS A TABLE: The top of the table is the main idea- what the story is all about. The legs of the table are the supporting details; they hold up the main idea! Main Idea Supporting Details Supporting Details Supporting Details Supporting Details

  10. CAN YOU FIND THE SUPPORTING DETAILS? This whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen. There are great numbers of deer around here. There are bears, mountain lions, and coyotes. To the east there are streams full of trout, and there are ducks and geese.

  11. CAN YOU FIND THE SUPPORTING DETAILS? This whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen. This whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen. There are bears, mountain lions, and coyotes. To the east there are streams full of trout, and there are ducks and geese. This whole area is great country for hunters and fishermen. There are great numbers of deer around here.

  12. CAN YOU FIND THE SUPPORTING DETAILS? Advertising affects our lives everyday. Brand names are common household words. We start each day using the toothpaste, soap, and breakfast foods promoted by advertisers. Ads have made the cars we drive signs of our success. Our choices of food, dress, and entertainment are swayed by ads.

  13. CAN YOU FIND THE SUPPORTING DETAILS? Advertising affects our lives everyday. Brand names are common household words. We start each day using the toothpaste, soap, and breakfast foods promoted by advertisers. Ads have made the cars we drive signs of our success. Our choices of food, dress, and entertainment are swayed by ads.

  14. FIND THE MAIN IDEA AND SUPPORTING DETAILS. There are eight planets in the Solar System, and each one is very different. Some planets, like Jupiter and Saturn are very large. Others, like Mercury and Mars are smaller. Jupiter has moons that are larger than Mercury. The planets also have different atmospheres. Uranus, Jupiter and Saturn have atmospheres of hydrogen and helium. The atmosphere on Venus is made up of carbon dioxide. Earth has a nitrogen and oxygen atmosphere. Neptune’s atmosphere is mostly hydrogen. The planets also have different temperatures. Uranus is the coldest and Venus is the hottest.

  15. FIND THE MAIN IDEA AND SUPPORTING DETAILS. There are eight planets in the Solar System, and each one is very different. Some planets, like Jupiter and Saturn are very large. Others, like Mercury and Mars are smaller. Jupiter has moons that are larger than Mercury. The planets also have different atmospheres. Uranus, Jupiter and Saturn have atmospheres of hydrogen and helium. The atmosphere on Venus is made up of carbon dioxide. Earth has a nitrogen and oxygen atmosphere. Neptune’s atmosphere is mostly hydrogen. The planets also have different temperatures. Uranus is the coldest and Venus is the hottest.

  16. FIND THE MAIN IDEA AND SUPPORTING DETAILS. There are eight planets in the Solar System, and each one is very different. Others, like Mercury and Mars are smaller. Jupiter has moons that are larger than Mercury. The planets also have different atmospheres. Some planets, like Jupiter and Saturn, are very large. Uranus, Jupiter and Saturn have atmospheres of hydrogen and helium. The atmosphere on Venus is made up of carbon dioxide. Earth has a nitrogen and oxygen atmosphere. Neptune’s atmosphere is mostly hydrogen. Uranus is the coldest and Venus is the hottest. The planets also have different temperatures.

  17. WHICH STRATEGIES DID YOU USE?

  18. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR READERS TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MAIN IDEA OF A STORY?

  19. HOW CAN FINDING THE MAIN IDEA AND SUPPORTING DETAILS BETTER HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU READ?

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