Central Idea and Supporting Details

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Objective

I can analyze how supporting details develop a central idea in a complex text.

Part 1 of 4

Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 4

Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    A text can have two or more main ideas that are equally important but may not necessarily support one another.

  2. 2

    The example in the video presents two main ideas about sharks: sharks are deadly predators, and sharks need to be protected because they are important to ocean ecosystems.

  3. 3

    When considering whether a text has multiple main ideas, ask yourself if both ideas are equally important understandings from the passage, or if one idea is simply supporting the other.

Part 3 of 4

Practice

3 questions

1

According to the video, what is one way our minds can do something that our bodies cannot?

2

The video presents an example about sharks. Which of the following best describes the two main ideas presented in the shark example?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Explain how the supporting details in the passage develop the two central ideas about sharks.

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