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DEADLY HARVEST

MAIN IDEAS

Chapter 18

Operation Wasp

The chapter begins with Jane giving Pete instructions to carry up the plan of finding Jo Keane and Jack Peck, before they have a chance to leave Pilton.

Peck confesses that he killed Mervin (his adopted brother) because Mervin was threatening to tell the authorities what had been going on at his farm

Chapter 19

Ashtonishing Evil

The chapter begins with Jane and Ferguson at Hunter Products Factory and Jane explains to him the real purpose of those products, telling Ferguson that their main business is biological warfare and the use of insects as carriers of deadly diseases.

The chapter finishes with Jane and Pete going home and apparently Jane cooking curry for Pete.

Main Ideas

DEFINITION

> A main idea sentence (MIS) has two parts: a. The first, usually called the topic. b. The controlling idea. > If you like math, think of it as an equation: Main idea= Topic + Controlling Idea.

> The main idea of a text is the most important point the author is making about the topic. > It's the most important thought about the topic.

Locating the Main Ideas

• Read the full paragraph.
• Find the paragraph's topic.
• Look for important details about the topic.
• Use the important details about the topic to help you identifying the main idea of paragraph.

EXAMPLE

“Summer is a wonderful time to spend at West Beach. It is a beach with light- colored, soft sand. The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks that are visible at low tide. This is a fun beach for people of all ages”. The topic is: “West Beach”. The main idea is: “That summer is a wonderful time at West Beach”.

The main idea is usually a sentence, and it is usually in:

WHERE CAN WE LOCATE THE MAIN IDEA OF A PARAGRAPH ?

The middle sentence Unstated the main idea (implied)

The first sentence. The last sentence.

MAIN IDEA

IMPLIED IDEA

INFERENCES

It's the most important point the author is making about the topic. The main idea is stated and you can find it in: 1. The first sentence. 2. The last sentence. 3. The middle sentence.

It's never stated, but it's suggested by the supporting details. You must look at the supporting details to figure out the implied main idea. *What does the author want me to know? *What is the most important thing the author is trying to say?

Inferences are ideas that are not stated directly. They are conclusions we draw based on things we see, hear, and read.

They're on a date, but he spent the time on his cellphone, so that. she infers he's cheating on her.

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