NAME: _____________________________STUDY GUIDE: TEST 12.6.17 CENTRAL IDEA IS IS NOT * a topic * a supporting detail * not necessarily directly stated by the author (use inference) The point the author is trying to make for a section of text. Usually has a universal appeal to it. Can be supported by evidence in the text. OVER

X3 Title: Name of the text. Author: Central Idea: Text structure: how information is organized. Author: Person who wrote the text. Central Idea: the point the author is making. Support: Key details which back up the central idea. Connect: Elaborate on how the detail supports the central idea. X3 CLINCHER SENTENCE – Strong summary sentence that wraps up point.