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Title: Finding Main Ideas


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Finding Main Ideas
  • Developmental Reading

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How Are Reading and Writing Related?
  • The act of reading and writing involve the same
    skills. Both require a student to use word
    knowledge, sentence structure, and paragraph
    organization to either convey a message or to
    decode a message.

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Terms Used in the Writing Process
  • Topic sentence - The topic sentence is a
    STATEMENT (telling sentence) placed in a
    paragraph which states the topic and the main
    point or points which will be made about the
    topic.

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Terms Used in the Writing Process
  • Thesis statement - A thesis statement is a
    STATEMENT (telling sentence) placed in the
    introductory paragraph of an essay which states
    the topic and the main point or points which
    will be discussed in the essay.

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Terms Used in the Reading Process
  • Topic - The topic of a paragraph identifies who
    or what the reading passage is about.
  • A skillful reader should ask the following
    question in order to discover the topic of a
    reading passage.
  • Who or what have I just read about?
  • (What was the topic of this passage?)

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Terms Used in the Reading Process
  • Main idea - The main idea of a passage tells what
    point or points the author will make about the
    topic.
  • A skillful reader should ask the following
    question in order to discover the main idea of a
    reading passage.
  • What was the main point or points the author
    made about the topic?

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Discovering the Main Idea of a Selection
  • Main ideas can be presented in two ways. The
    main idea may be either stated or implied.
  • REMEMBER A stated main idea is a sentence found
    in the reading passage which states the topic and
    the main point or points being made about that
    topic.

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Discovering the Main Idea of a Selection
  • An implied main idea means that the author has
    chosen not to use a statement in the selection or
    passage to tell the reader the topic and main
    idea. The reader must read the passage and
    determine the main idea from the information that
    is presented. The READER is responsible for
    composing a statement of the main idea.

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Discovering the Main Idea of a Selection
  • On standardized reading tests, a students
    ability to distinguish implied main ideas is
    tested by reading a passage and then choosing
    from four or five possible statements of the main
    idea.
  • REMEMBER An implied main idea is NEVER a
    statement taken directly from the passage.

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Discovering the Main Idea of a Selection
  • The main idea of a selection must always be
    supported by the supporting details.
  • Supporting details are the facts, reasons,
    examples, or testimonies which are given to prove
    the main idea.

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Discovering the Main Idea of a Selection
  • A skillful reader can determine the main idea of
    a selection or passage by answering these
    important questions
  • 1. What is the topic of this passage?
  • 2. What is/are the main point or points made
  • about this topic?
  • 3. What do the supporting details prove?
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