6-8 Grade Main Idea Slides

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“Everything begins with an Idea”

—Earl Nightingale

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I know I am successful when I correctly answer what is a main idea and supporting details in a practice text with 100 %.

Success Criteria

I can identify the main idea by looking for the big idea in the text and using supporting details.

Objective

I am learning how to find the main idea by using supporting details.

Learning Target

6.RI.2 Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Standards

Standards, Objective, and Success Criteria

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How do we find the main idea?

Let’s Watch a video

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The main idea is the “big point” or the most important idea that the writer is communicating to the reader.

• Readers find main idea by looking at the supporting details within the text.
• All the other supporting details in the text or within a paragraph should tell us more about the main idea.

What is the main idea?

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Think of supporting details that support the main idea in the video. We will write our response on the next slide.

Watch the video

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Based on the video what were some supporting details that support the main idea Rollercoasters move in different ways?

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We will look at some short readings to find the main idea and supporting details.

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The main idea is _____________________________________ _____________________________________________________. (Hint: You have to infer part of the main idea by using the evidence provided.)

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Circle the main idea

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the surface of the moon, but they were not the last. That was Gene Cernan, the last man to step off the lunar surface. There have been twelve men who have walked on the moon. All of whom had done so between 1969 and 1972.

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The supporting details or evidence that supports the main idea is/are ______ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________.

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Underline the supporting detail

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the surface of the moon, but they were not the last. That was Gene Cernan, the last man to step off the lunar surface. There have been twelve men who have walked on the moon. All of whom had done so between 1969 and 1972.

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Great Job!

Let’s practice one more time.

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The main idea is ___________________________________________________________ The first evidence to support the main idea is ______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________. The second evidence to support the main idea is ___________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________.

The students had fun on their field trip. They Visited the Marine Museum. There were lots of ships, boats, sailmen statues. They were able to tour a tugboat and they bought souvenirs in the gift shop. After the tours they ate a picnic lunch in the park and played with their friends.

Circle the main idea and underline the supporting details.

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The conclusion

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The big point of the story or article

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Supporting Details

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What is a main idea?

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Help support the main idea.

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Conclude the story

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What do supporting details do?

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Choose two supporting details.

1. A dolphin breathes oxygen.

1. Reptiles and birds lay eggs.

1. A dolphin mother also feeds her baby milk.

1. Fish and birds are mammals.

Choose one main idea.

1. Dolphins breathe oxygen.
2. Dolphins are mammals..
3. Dolphins are reptiles
4. Dolphins live in the ocean.

Dolphins are mammals that live in the ocean. Mammals are different than fish, reptiles or birds. As a mammal, dolphins breathe oxygen, even though they live in water. Because they are mammals, a dolphin mother gives birth to a live baby, unlike reptiles and birds who lay eggs. A dolphin mother also feeds her baby milk like other mammals.

Circle the main idea and underline two supporting details.

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Youtube Videos

Google extensions: Pear Deck Bitmoji

Collaboration from: Rhonda Barrett Tracey Owens

https://www.k12reader.com/worksheet/find-the-main-idea-dolphins/view/

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