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Main Idea and Supporting Points of a Speech. Brewer/Colvin 4 th Grade Fairmont. SPI: 0401.2.1. Identify the main idea and supporting points of a speech. ESSENTIAL QUESTION. How can we identify the main idea and supporting points of a speech?. MAIN IDEA.
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Main Idea and Supporting Points of a Speech Brewer/Colvin 4th Grade Fairmont
SPI: 0401.2.1 • Identify the main idea and supporting points of a speech
ESSENTIAL QUESTION • How can we identify the main idea and supporting points of a speech?
MAIN IDEA • An idea is what you say about a topic. Ideas, including the main idea, are expressed as sentences. If someone asks you to identify the main idea of a passage and you respond with a single word, you haven't said enough; you've probably just identified the topic. Some examples of main ideas include:
Examples: *Recycling is expensive in the short term, but yields long-term savings.*All mammals are the same in certain ways. *The trees of New England are the most beautiful in the world.*It's no fun when someone makes fun of your name.Read more on TeacherVision: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/skill-builder/reading-comprehension/48706.html#ixzz1O2JJ8qex
SUPPORTING DETAILS • What is a supporting detail?
Speeches • Children’s Speeches • Gettysburg Address
Graphic Organizerhttp://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/main%20idea.htmOrganizer • Copy this graphic organizer into your journal. • Use Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” to fill in the main idea and supporting points of his speech.
Ticket Out The Door:Compare your graphic organizer with your a/b partner and answer the EQ.