Finding Key Concepts in Paragraphs
8th Grade · ELA · 15 min
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Learning Objective
I can find the main idea and supporting details in a paragraph.
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To identify the main idea or ideas in a text, first ask yourself, "What is the topic of this text?"
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Then ask yourself, "What does the author mainly want to tell or teach me about the topic?"
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If you think a text has more than one main idea, ask yourself, "Does one of the ideas support the other one, or are the two ideas equally important?"
