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Main Idea The purpose of the paragraph or text All information in the paragraph should connect to the main idea Some information is not as important Good readers identify key ideas Identifying Main Idea 1.Read the whole text. 2.Ask, “What is the author doing here?” 3.Pay extra attention to the first and last sentence.

Example 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. In total there have been twelve men who have walked on the moon, all of whom had done so between 1969 and 1972, which is the most recent non-Michael Jackson moon walking.

Understanding Main Idea You must comprehend the text. Focus on the BIGGEST idea. Armstrong & Aldrin First Men on the Moon Cernan was the Last Man on the Moon 12 Men Have Walked On the Moon This paragraph is about moon walkers.

Careful… Test writers may ask you: “Another good title for this passage would be…” It’s just a way of asking for the main idea.