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What’s the POINT?

What’s the POINT?. MAIN IDEA. “point” of the story. Most important part of what you ready. Just imagine….

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What’s the POINT?

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  1. What’s the POINT? MAIN IDEA “point” of the story Most important part of what you ready

  2. Just imagine… You are on your way to class, and your friend asks you about the movie you saw last night (Finding Nemo). Your friend doesn't have time to hear about the whole two hours of the movie, but you can tell your friend in a few sentences what the movie is about. What would you tell her?

  3. You just told your friend the main idea of the movie! YOU JUST TOLD YOUR FRIEND THE MAIN IDEA OF THE MOVIE!

  4. So what is the main idea? The main idea of a paragraph is what all the sentences are about (or in a movie, what all the scenes in the movie were about). It’s the most important point in the passage It explains what the whole passage is about

  5. How can you find the main idea? Ask yourself: WHO or WHAT is the story about? WHY did the author write it?

  6. For short readings:Look at the topic sentence Topic sentence: Felipe loves to play soccer. Main Idea: Felipe loves to play soccer. Felipe loves to play soccer. He is not only on his community soccer team, but also on the Muchin soccer team. Felipe has played soccer ever since he was young. He dreams of one day becoming a pro soccer player and maybe even coaching soccer teams after he retires.

  7. For books: Look for clues Look at the book title Look at any pictures Look at supporting details

  8. Steps for finding MAIN IDEA:

  9. Find the main idea. Hector woke up this morning starving. He went to the mall food court today. Hector first went to Panda Express and ordered dumplings. Then, he went to Pizza Hut because he decided he wanted to get some pepperoni pizza.

  10. The main idea… WHO ACTION REASON Hector woke up this morning starving. He went to the mall food court today. Hector first went to Panda Express and ordered noodles. Then, he went to Pizza Hut because he decided he wanted to get some pepperoni pizza. Hector ate because he was hungry.

  11. Let’s practice! Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates. What is the main idea of this paragraph? • They also learn how to control the ball so they can score. • Soccer players learn how to dribble. • Soccer players learn many skills when playing soccer. • If someone practices soccer, they will be good at it.

  12. Answer C

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