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Main Idea

Main Idea. Reading Street Unit 1 Week 5 Created by Kristi Waltke. Let’s Review. Good readers summarize . As they read, they pause to sum up the important ideas or events. This helps them remember the information. As you read a story, note the main events .

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Main Idea

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  1. Main Idea Reading Street Unit 1 Week 5 Created by Kristi Waltke

  2. Let’s Review

  3. Good readers summarize. As they read, they pause to sum up the important ideas or events. This helps them remember the information. As you read a story, note the main events. After you read, ask yourself what the main events were and in what order they occurred.

  4. Author’s Purpose An author may have more than one purpose within a story. You will often be asked question about why an author includes what he or she does in a story. The author’s purpose is the reason or reasons the author has for writing. An author may write to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to express ideas and feelings.

  5. Sequence • Sequence means the order in which    things happen. • Dates, times, and clue words such asfirst, then, next, andlast can help you understand the order of events. • Sometimes two or more events happen at    the same time. Words such as meanwhile and during can show this. First Event Second Event Third Event Fourth Event

  6. Story Structure in Fiction Then the conflict or problem is confronted. This is the climax of a story. Story structure is like a pattern that stories follow. In the beginning, you have a problem or goal established. Finally you have an outcome and the problem is resolved. Next, there is rising action that builds toward the climax.

  7. Main Idea • The topic is what a paragraph, part of anarticle, or a whole article is about. • The most important thing the author has to say about the topic is the main idea. • The little pieces of information telling moreabout the main idea are the supporting details. Supporting Detail Supporting Detail Main idea Supporting Detail

  8. Think about the story statements. Decide which is a main idea and which is a supporting detail. • Giant sequoias are the world's • largest trees and among the • oldest trees on Earth. • These trees grow to be 300 feet • tall and 40 feet around. Supporting Detail Main Idea

  9. Giant sequoias are the world's • largest trees and among the • oldest trees on Earth. • These trees grow to be 300 feet • tall and 40 feet around. Main Idea Supporting Detail

  10. It has incredible waterfalls, rock • formations, and giant sequoia • trees. • Yosemite is known throughout the • world for its amazing scenery. Supporting Detail Main Idea

  11. Politicians have made efforts • to protect the wilderness around • Yosemite. • President Abraham Lincoln • signed the Yosemite Grant deeding • land to California. Main Idea Supporting Detail

  12. One of the sequoias is called • Clothespin Tree while another • is called Dead Giant. • Many of the sequoias have • nick-names. Supporting Detail Main Idea

  13. You can fish, wade, or raft. • Active people find lots to do • around the rivers and streams • of Yosemite. Supporting Detail Main Idea

  14. Remember that good readers can find the Main Idea, and it helps them to understand a story!

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