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REA 0002. Chapter 4 Implied Main Idea. What You Already Know!. How to find a main idea! Topic – Who or what is this about? (Main Idea) What is the point the author is trying to make? Supporting Details – Explain the main idea. Implied Main Idea. What is it?
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REA 0002 Chapter 4 Implied Main Idea
What You Already Know! • How to find a main idea! • Topic – Who or what is this about? • (Main Idea) What is the point the author is trying to make? • Supporting Details – Explain the main idea.
Implied Main Idea • What is it? • The main idea that is not stated but only suggested by the supporting details. • Figure it out by considering the supporting details.
Practice • Page 132 – Read the paragraph at the top of the page. • Who or what is it about? • What is the main point the author is trying to make? • Does all or most of the material (supporting details) support this idea?
The Answers Are… • Topic – swordfish • What are your supporting details? • Slice as many as possible • Fight nonstop • Pulled fishermen to death • Severe and instantaneous infections • Attacks boats too • What then is your implied main idea? • D. Swordfish are aggressive, dangerous fish.
More Group Practice • Practice 1 – page 134 – 136 • How did you do? • Can you infer the implied main idea?
Putting the Implied Main Idea into Your Own Words! • Making an educated guess…in your own words. • Inferring – figuring out on your own. • Come up with a statement that will cover all or most of the details in the paragraph. • Gee, there are those addition words again! (page 139)
What is the paragraph at the bottom about? (topic) • Non-verbal messages • What is the implied main idea of this paragraph? • Nonverbal messages have several advantages over verbal ones.
Let’s Do Practice Together! • Topic? • Hurricanes and tornadoes • Implied Main Idea? • Hurricanes and tornadoes are quite different kinds of storms. • Excellent!!!!
OK, A New Term(s)! • Central Point? Central Idea? Thesis? • What is it all about? • Just another name for the main idea! • However, it is usually given for a longer selection. It covers more than one paragraph. • It can be stated or implied.
How Do I Find a Central Point? • Use the same process you used to find an implied main idea. • What is the point that the author is trying to make? • Usually stated…in the first paragraph! • However, it too can be anyplace in the selection. • Find the central point in Practice 4! P 144. • Let’s look at Practice 5 too. P 146 - 147
Chapter Review • At times authors imply or suggest, a main idea without stating it clearly in a sentence. In such a case, you must figure out the main idea by considering the supporting details. • To find central points – which may be stated or implied – in longer reading selections, you must again look closely at the supporting material
Homework • Review Test #1 page 148 • Review Test #4 pages 153 – 157 • Any of the rest of the exercises that you want to do will be for extra credit! I would encourage you to practice these skills!