Recognizing the Main Idea

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Recognizing the Main Idea
By Miss Gordon
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What is a Main Idea?
A paragraph has 2 main parts 1) The main idea
expressed in topic sentence. 2)Additional
sentences providing supporting details.
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Instructions Students will be broken up into
groups and take turns identifying the main idea
from the paragraph. There will be 20 seconds to
decide on the answer. The student has the first
10 seconds to find the answer on his own and then
the next 10 seconds with help from his/her
teammates (if needed). The teacher will notify
you when the time is up. The teacher will then
select the answer. Correct answers are 1 point
and incorrect answers are -1 point. The group
with the most points at the end of the game wins.
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The rain forest is home to many creatures.
Monkeys, toucans and macaws live in the rain
forest. Blue Morpho butterflies and anteaters
also live in the rain forest.
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What is the main idea?
a). Monkeys, toucans and macaws live in the rain
forest. b). Blue Morpho butterflies and anteaters
also live in the rain forest.
c). The rain forest is home to many creatures.
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Lets Practice! Soccer players learn many skills
when playing soccer. Soccer players learn how to
dribble and pass the ball. They also learn how
to control the ball so they can eventually score.
Most importantly, soccer players learn how to
work together with their teammates.
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a). They learn how to control the ball. b).
Soccer players learn many skills when playing
soccer. c). They learn to work together. d).
Soccer players learn how to dribble and pass.
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Beach Fun! There are many fun things to do at
the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be
done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing
that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball
can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for
shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.
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a). Some people simply like to sunbathe. b).
Snorkeling is another thing that can be
enjoyed. c). There are many fun things to do at
the beach. d). Playing beach volleyball can be a
lot of fun.
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Benjamin Franklin loved to write.  When he was
twenty-two, he set up his own printing shop and
started a newspaper.  He also printed a book
called Poor Richards Almanac.  It had funny
stories, information about the weather, and wise
sayings. http//www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h
/mainideap2.cfm a). Benjamin Franklin loved
to write stories and books. b). Benjamin
Franklin worked very hard when he was young. 
 c). Benjamin Franklin knew a lot about the
weather.   d). Benjamin Franklin was very poor.
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Cockroaches Despite the hatred that most people
feel toward cockroaches, they do help humans in
several ways. For example, they are perfect
experimental animals and are used for scientific
research in the laboratory. Breeding them is
easy, for they thrive under almost any
conditions. In studies on nutrition and food,
cockroaches are good subjects because they will
eat any kind of food. They can be used to study
heart disease, and cancer researchers work with
roaches because they grow cancerous tumors like
those that are found in humans. http//vclass.mtsa
c.edu/amla-51/Main20Idea/Mainidea.htm a).
People hate cockroaches. b). Cockroaches will eat
any kind of food. C). Researchers can use them to
study heart disease and cancer. d). Cockroaches
help humans in several ways.
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The End!