Welcome to this IRSC Adult Education Elluminate Session

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Welcome to this IRSC Adult Education Elluminate
Session

• Diana Lenartiene, Ed. S. moderator/instructor

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Topic, Main Idea, and Supporting Details
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What you will learn

• What is a topic?
• What is a main idea?
• What are supporting details?
• How do we find the topic?
• How do we find the main idea?
• How do we find the supporting details?

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Two kinds of main idea

• Stated The main idea is written right in the
  passage.
• Implied The main idea is not written in the
  passage, but we can tell what it is by what is in
  the passage.

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Topic and Main Idea

• Every story or paragraph has an umbrella topic.
• Every story or paragraph has a main idea.
• The main idea tells you what the story is about.
  
• The main idea is the most important part of a
  story or paragraph.

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Supporting Details

• The supporting details are the things that
  describe the main idea.
• These supporting details make the main idea
  stronger.

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Topic
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Topic
The topic is the general subject of a selection.
The topic can often lead you to the authors main
point about a selection.
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Topic general idea
Main Idea Authors main point
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Topic general idea
Main Idea Authors main point
The authors main point is supported by details
such as reasons and examples that back up the
main idea. These are called supporting details.
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Topic general idea
Main Idea Authors main point
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Topic Pets
Main Idea Caring for your pet
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Topic Pets
Main Idea Choosing the right pet
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Supporting details
Supporting details
Supporting details
Supporting details
Main Idea
TOPIC
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Field Training
Care of your hunting dog
Best Breeds
Field trials for your hunting dog
Main Idea Hunting Dogs
TOPIC Pets
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Main Idea
Supporting Details
Supporting Details

• Supporting Details

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Dogs
History of dogs
Working dogs

• Companion dogs today

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Read the Passage and Choose the Main Idea

• Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights
  in North America. It is on the Niagara River
  halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
  Niagara Falls is located on the American and
  Canadian border. The American Falls is 167 feet
  high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls
  is 161 feet high.

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Read the Passage and Choose the Main Idea

• Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights
  in North America. It is on the Niagara River
  halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
  Niagara Falls is located on the American and
  Canadian border. The American Falls is 167 feet
  high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls
  is 161 feet high.

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Choose the Main Idea of this Passage

• The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of
  people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a
  151 foot statue of woman holding a book and a
  torch. It was a gift of friendship from the
  people of France. It has become the universal
  symbol for freedom.

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Choose the Main Idea of this Passage

• The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of
  people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a
  151 foot statue of woman holding a book and a
  torch. It was a gift of friendship from the
  people of France. It has become the universal
  symbol for freedom.

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Find the Main Idea of this Passage

• The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods
  in the 1800s. The 363 mile canal connected
  Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the
  first time. When the Canal opened in 1825,
  building supplies and goods could be transported
  quickly and cheaply across New York State. Canal
  boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies
  across New York.

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Find the Main Idea of this Passage

• The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods
  in the 1800s. The 363 mile canal connected
  Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the
  first time. When the Canal opened in 1825,
  building supplies and goods could be transported
  quickly and cheaply across New York State. Canal
  boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies
  across New York.

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What are the supporting details of this Passage?

• The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods
  in the 1800s. The 363 mile canal connected
  Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the
  first time. When the Canal opened in 1825,
  building supplies and goods could be transported
  quickly and cheaply across New York State. Canal
  boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies
  across New York.

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Find the Supporting Details of this Passage

• The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods
  in the 1800s. The 363 mile canal connected
  Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the
  first time. When the Canal opened in 1825,
  building supplies and goods could be transported
  quickly and cheaply across New York State. Canal
  boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies
  across New York.

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Find the Main Idea of this Passage

• The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods
  in the 1800s. The 363 mile canal connected
  Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the
  first time. When the Canal opened in 1825,
  building supplies and goods could be transported
  quickly and cheaply across New York State. Canal
  boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies
  across New York.

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Find the Main Idea of this Passage

• The Erie Canal changed the way people moved goods
  in the 1800s. The 363 mile canal connected
  Albany, New York to Lake Erie in Buffalo for the
  first time. When the Canal opened in 1825,
  building supplies and goods could be transported
  quickly and cheaply across New York State. Canal
  boats pulled by mules carried people and supplies
  across New York.

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Review

• Our stories would not make sense if they did not
  include a main idea with supporting details.
• You will need to be able to select the main idea
  and the supporting details from everything you
  read.
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