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    The document provides guidance on determining the main idea of a text. It defines main idea as the "big idea" or central point an author aims to convey about the subject. The main idea may be stated explicitly in the beginning, middle, or end of a text, or inferred from supporting details. To identify the main idea, one should consider both the subject or topic of the text along with what the author says about that subject through supporting details.

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    The document provides guidance on determining the main idea of a text. It defines main idea as the "big idea" or central point an author aims to convey about the subject. The main idea may be stated explicitly in the beginning, middle, or end of a text, or inferred from supporting details. To identify the main idea, one should consider both the subject or topic of the text along with what the author says about that subject through supporting details.

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    Determining Main Idea

    Finding the Main Idea


     What is the author trying to tell us?
    What is the Main Idea?
     The main idea is the “ big idea” of the whole work,
    one section, or single paragraph.
     It is the point the author is trying to get across.
     The main idea is different from the subject or the
    topic. The subject is what the writing is about
     The main idea is the “ so what?” about the subject.
    Example: In an article, the subject is penguins.
    Well, so what? What about penguins? The article is
    about how penguins can’t fly.  This is the main
    idea.
    Formula for Finding the Main Idea

    Subject or Topic
    +
    What the author says
    about the subject or topic (supporting details)
    ______________________
    = The Main Idea
    Supporting Details
     What the author says about the subject
     Reasons, examples, other kinds of evidence

    that develop and support a main idea.

    Supporting Detail Supporting Detail Supporting Detail

    Main Idea
    Tips for Finding the Subject
     Look at the title or the heading.

     Look at the first sentence.

     Look at key words or repeated words or


    names.
    Where is the Main Idea?

    The main idea can be found in three places:


    1. In the beginning, perhaps the first

    sentence.
    2. In the end, maybe the last sentence.

    3. Not stated, but inferred) through all the

    sentences.
    Find the Main Idea in the Passage
    Americans love to send greeting cards. For
    instance, over 4 million birthday cards are
    sent out in this country every day. Around
    Valentine’s Day last year, over 900 million
    cards were mailed. And close to 3 billion
    holiday greeting cards were sent out during
    the Christmas season.
    What is the subject?
    What is the main idea?
    What are some supporting details?
    Find the Main Idea in the Passage
    Sea Otters collect large hard-shelled abalones in their teeth
    during dives to the sea bottom, then each picks up a stone
    with its forepaws. Surfacing, the otters roll onto their
    backs, place the abalones on their bellies, and clasping a
    stone in both front feet, smash the shells open. Therefore,
    Sea Otters use these stones as hammers.

    What is the subject?


    What is the main idea?
    What are some supporting details?
    Find the Main Idea in the Passage
    In high school, I tried writing my own novels and short
    stories. After high school, I married a woman who was
    a fine poet and who became an editorial assistant at a
    publishing company. As a private joke for her, I began
    to write a science fiction novel. When I showed it to
    her, she suggested I submit it to her boss. I did and it
    was accepted.

    What is the main idea?


    The speaker wrote Science Fiction as a joke for his
    wife but it ended up being published.

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