Main Idea Strategy Day 2
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Main Idea Strategy Day 2
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Today's Objectives
Distinguish between the Topic, Main Idea, and Details
Distinguish between the Essential Details and Clarifying Details
Learn about the process of making an inference
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What is this about?
On the next slide, you have 30 seconds to determine what the information is about.
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What is this about?
lion
orange
fish
cherry
Chevrolet
horse
Ford
GMC
Banana
Zebra
Apple
Lemon
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Open Ended
What was the previous list of words about?
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What was the list about?
cars
animals
fruit
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Drawing Inferences
When reading sometimes the information seems random
You have to think about the information carefully to figure out the Topic and the Main Idea
Drawing inferences means that you make a guess based on the information that you are given
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Let's Review
Topic, Main Idea, Details
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Multiple Choice
The Main Idea summarizes the Essential details.
True
False
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Multiple Select
The topic
is what the paragraph or passage is about
is the subject of the paragraph
typically is made up of only one or two words
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Multiple Choice
The Details make points about the Topic.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Essential Detials
are not specific or particular pieces of information about the Topic
does not make points about the Topic
are needed for understanding the Main Idea
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Multiple Choice
Clarifying details are the "fluff" information in the paragraph or passage.
True
False
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Let's Practice
Find the Topic and Main Idea in the following example
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Multiple Choice
Lions are large animals.
Lions have big teeth.
Lions are predators.
What's the Topic?
Lions are large animals
Lions have big teeth
Lions
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Multiple Choice
Lions are large animals.
Lions have big teeth.
Lions are predators.
What's the Main Idea?
Lions are dangerous animals.
Lions
Lions are large animals.
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Poll
How do you feel about finding the main idea and topic
I think I got it.
I need more practice.
I am not sure.
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