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1 Welcome to this IRC dult Education Elluminate ession iana Lenartiene, Ed.. moderator/instructor Emoticons Respond to poll Chat djust volume opic, Main Idea, and upporting etails 1

2 What you will learn What is a topic? What is a main idea? What are supporting details? How do we find the topic? How do we find the main idea? How do we find the supporting details? wo kinds of main idea: tated = he main idea is written right in the passage. Implied = he main idea is not written in the passage, but we can tell what it is by what is in the passage. opic and Main Idea Every story or paragraph has an umbrella topic. Every story or paragraph has a main idea. he main idea tells you what the story is about. he main idea is the most important part of a story or paragraph. 2

3 upporting etails he supporting details are the things that describe the main idea. hese supporting details make the main idea stronger. opic opic he topic is the general subject of a selection. he topic can often lead you to the author s main point about a selection. 3

4 opic general idea Main Idea = uthor s main point opic general idea Main Idea = uthor s main point he author s main point is supported by details such as reasons and examples that back up the main idea. hese are called supporting details. opic general idea Main Idea = uthor s main point E I L E I L E I L E I L 4

5 opic: Pets Main Idea Caring for your pet F O O W E R H O G R O O M I N G opic: Pets Main Idea Choosing the right pet O G C B I R H M E R upporting details upporting details upporting details upporting details Main Idea OPIC 5

6 Best Breeds Field raining Care of your hunting dog Field trials for your hunting dog Main Idea: Hunting ogs OPIC Pets opic Main Idea upporting etail upporting etail upporting etail upporting etail opic ogs Main Idea raining Your Puppy *House breaking *it and tay *Walking on a leash *Jumping up on people 6

7 Main Idea upporting etails upporting etails upporting etails ogs History of dogs Working dogs Companion dogs today Read the Passage and Choose the Main Idea Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North merica. It is on the Niagara River halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagara Falls is located on the merican and Canadian border. he merican Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high. 7

8 Read the Passage and Choose the Main Idea Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North merica. It is on the Niagara River halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagara Falls is located on the merican and Canadian border. he merican Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high. Choose the Main Idea of this Passage he tatue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. he tatue of Liberty is a 151 foot statue of woman holding a book and a torch. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France. It has become the universal symbol for freedom. Choose the Main Idea of this Passage he tatue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. he tatue of Liberty is a 151 foot statue of woman holding a book and a torch. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France. It has become the universal symbol for freedom. 8

9 Find the Main Idea of this Passage he Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods in the 1800 s. he 363 mile canal connected lbany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the Canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York tate. Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies across New York. Find the Main Idea of this Passage he Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods in the 1800 s. he 363 mile canal connected lbany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the Canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York tate. Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies across New York. What are the supporting details of this Passage? he Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods in the 1800 s. he 363 mile canal connected lbany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the Canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York tate. Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies across New York. 9

10 Find the upporting etails of this Passage he Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods in the 1800 s. he 363 mile canal connected lbany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the Canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York tate. Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies across New York. Find the Main Idea of this Passage he Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods in the 1800 s. he 363 mile canal connected lbany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the Canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York tate. Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies across New York. Find the Main Idea of this Passage he Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods in the 1800 s. he 363 mile canal connected lbany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the first time. When the Canal opened in 1825, building supplies and goods could be transported quickly and cheaply across New York tate. Canal boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies across New York. 10

11 Review Our stories would not make sense if they did not include a main idea with supporting details. You will need to be able to select the main idea and the supporting details from everything you read. Credits: 11

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