The Main Idea and Topic Sentence
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English
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1st - 10th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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5 Slides • 4 Questions
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Main Idea and Supporting Details
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Topic
the general subject that the passage is about
usually one or two words
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Multiple Choice
What is the topic?
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Topic Sentence
a sentence in a passage that states the main idea of that passage
Some passages, paragraphs, or essays may not have a topic sentence
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Multiple Choice
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Main Idea
a statement that tells what a passage is mostly about
The reader can determine this AFTER reading and comprehending, because it
is not always stated outright in the passage
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Multiple Choice
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Supporting Details
more narrow ideas, evidence, examples, details, and elaboration
support the main idea in a passage
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Multiple Choice
Main Idea and Supporting Details
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