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MAIN IDEA (WHERE IT'S FOUND (beginning of paragraphs, concluding…
MAIN IDEA
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obtaining the main idea requires the reader to identify the topic of a piece of writing and then uncover what the writer wants us to know about that topic
the main idea is the most important piece of information the author wants us to know about the concept of that paragraph
MAIN IDEAS CAN BE IMPLIED FROM: facts, reasons, examples, and hints
support the main idea by telling 5W1H: what, who, when, why, where, how
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often found in the paragraph’s first sentence, with subsequent sentences providing the supporting details
attention is the key to pulling the main idea from a text, whatever the genre. Students need to identify the most relevant information from the work and use it to develop a statement that expresses what they perceive the main idea to be.
EXAMPLE: My visit to a slum area after the rainy season was a sad affair. The pits were still full of rain water. There was mud all around. The polluted water had caused various diseases. There was no home without a sick person. Small children suffered from stomach troubles. The government should immediately rush to the help of the sufferers in the slum area.
MAIN IDEA: My visit to a slum area after the rainy season was a sad affair / The visit to the slum area after a rainy season was a sad affair