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Identifying Topic and Main Idea

Identifying Topic and Main Idea. What is topic?. Answers the question, “who or what is the passage about?” Usually stated in one or two words. What is main idea?. Answers the question, “what does the author want me to know or learn about the topic?

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Identifying Topic and Main Idea

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  1. Identifying Topic and Main Idea

  2. What is topic? • Answers the question, “who or what is the passage about?” • Usually stated in one or two words

  3. What is main idea? • Answers the question, “what does the author want me to know or learn about the topic? • Supporting details help identify the main idea of a passage • What are the details telling you about the topic? • Sometimes the author will summarize the main idea in the last paragraph of a passage

  4. Practice • Many teenagers ride skateboards to school, in skateboard parks, or just around the neighborhood. But not all riders wear helmets, pads, and gloves. When skateboarders fall without protective gear, they may wind up with head injuries or broken bones. Though it’s a popular sport among teens, skateboarding can be very dangerous.

  5. Practice: • Question: What is the topic of this passage? • who or what is this passage about?

  6. Practice: • Answer: skateboarding

  7. Practice: • Question: What is the main idea of this passage? • What does the author want me to know about the topic?

  8. Practice: • Answer: skateboarding can be very dangerous. • Last sentence of paragraph: • Though it’s a popular sport among teens, skateboarding can be very dangerous.

  9. What details helped me identify the main idea? • Not all riders wear helmets, pads, and gloves • When skateboarders fall without protective gear, they may wind up with head injuries or broken bones

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