Central Idea

​Real World: Why do I need to know about the central idea of a text?​

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Careers:

Librarian

Political Science

Lawyer

Editor ​

Teacher

Translator

​Writer

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Understanding central ideas is a skill needed in every subject area.

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Think about subjects in which you would need to identify the central idea in.

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

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•Examine the title and any blurbs included before the body of the text

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•Pay close attention to the opening and closing paragraphs

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•What is the topic? 

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•Why has the author written about the topic (purpose—inform, entertain, persuade)?

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