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Main Idea and Supporting Details Guide

The document provides instructions for identifying the main idea and supporting details of paragraphs. It explains that the main idea may be stated in the first, last, or implied sentence and is supported by details. Examples are given to demonstrate finding the main idea and listing supporting details in point form.

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Topics covered

  • lesson objectives,
  • astronomy,
  • volcano activity,
  • text comprehension,
  • knowledge application,
  • dormant volcanoes,
  • interpretation skills,
  • nocturnal birds,
  • animal behavior,
  • Kiwis
616 views28 pages

Main Idea and Supporting Details Guide

The document provides instructions for identifying the main idea and supporting details of paragraphs. It explains that the main idea may be stated in the first, last, or implied sentence and is supported by details. Examples are given to demonstrate finding the main idea and listing supporting details in point form.

Uploaded by

Cin Cin
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Topics covered

  • lesson objectives,
  • astronomy,
  • volcano activity,
  • text comprehension,
  • knowledge application,
  • dormant volcanoes,
  • interpretation skills,
  • nocturnal birds,
  • animal behavior,
  • Kiwis
  • Objectives: Outlines learning objectives to identify the main idea, key sentences, and supporting details in texts.
  • Main Idea and Supporting Details: Discusses the concept of a main idea and how supporting details provide context and depth.
  • Examples: Presents text examples illustrating identification of main ideas and supporting details.
  • Quiz: Provides quiz instructions and exercises to assess understanding of main ideas and supporting details.

Objective:

At the end of the


lesson the students shall:

Identify the main idea, key


sentence, and the
supporting details.
(1)find the main idea
which may or may not be
plainly stated, and then
(2)find the supporting
details
MAIN IDEA

SUPPORTING DETAILS
The English language is like a bank
account. It has millions of words
which its speakers can draw from
freely and for whatever purpose he
or she needs them. The dictionary is
a bankbook which gives us access to
these words. These millions of words
made it possible for English speakers
to read and talk about every subject
under the sun and every topic known
to the minds of men and women.
SUPPORTING DETAILS

MAIN IDEA
A mother blue whale does not
lay eggs but gives birth to a live baby
whale. A blue whale is warm-
blooded and has lungs. It breathes
air the way human beings do. It is a
mammal and not a fish as many
people believe.
(all details put together

suggest the main idea)


Example
Some volcanoes have stopped throwing hot
rocks, but they still smoke a little now and then.
They are “sleeping volcanoes”. They may wake
up. Mt. Pinatubo slept for a thousand years.
When it woke up, threw out so much hot melted
rocks that buried many towns.

Main Idea:
REMEMBER
• THE MAIN IDEA MAY BE STATED IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF
THE PARAGRAPH, IN THE LAST SENTENCE, OR ONE HAS TO
THINK THE MAIN IDEA LOOKING FOR CLUES.

• THE MAIN IDEA IS SUPPORTED BY DETAILS IN THE


PARAGRAPHS.
INSTRUCTIONS:

Identify the main idea


and the supporting
details. Write your
answers on a 1 whole
sheet of paper
1. The seahorse is a very unusual animal. Its
head and neck look like a horse and its tail look like
the monkey’s. It can change its colors, just like a
chameleon. Its two eye can move independently of
each other. While one eyes looks under water, the
other may look up at the surface. Moreover, it is
the male seahorse, not the female, that gives baby
seahorse.
• Main idea: _______________________
1. supporting details

a.____________________________

b.____________________________

c.____________________________
2. Some astronauts believe that asteroids from
a collision between two or more smale planets.
Still others think system originated from swirling
clouds of particles that once surrounded the sun
and that the asteroids are rocks that never came
together. To form a planet. Indeed, there are many
theories about how asteroids originated.
• Main idea: _______________________
1. supporting details

a.____________________________

b.____________________________

c.____________________________
3. Kiwis live in new Zealand. They are known
as hidden birds because they are nocturnal and
only leave their burrows to look for good at
night. Kiwis are flightless because they have very
small. They have feathers with special patterns
and colors to camouflage them.
• Main idea: _______________________
1. supporting details

a.____________________________

b.____________________________

c.____________________________

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