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Main Idea and Topic Identification - Coggle Diagram
Main Idea and Topic Identification
(1.3) Finding the Main Idea
Key Location
First / Last Sentence
Summarize
Signal Words
Transition Words
Point Indicators
(1.5) Finding
Supporting Details
Supporting Details
What do they do
Prove the Main point
Support the Main Point
(1.4) Fiction and
Poetry
Poetry
Focus on indirect implications
Fiction
Focus on literal events and actions
(1.1) Topic
How to Find
Repeated Words
Scope
First Sentence
(1.2) Main Idea
Golden Formula
Topic + "So What?" = Main Point
Reading Comprehension
leads to
Why it all matters
improves
efficiency
applies to
answering other questions
includes
Support/Undermine
Graphics
Text Completion
Purpose Questions