Main Idea Ms. Johnston Revised by Ms. Yantis

The important thing about main idea is we see it every day...

Sometimes the main idea is repeatedly inferred through repeated details in the text. I can infer candy, chocolate, variety, individually packaged from repeated details. The main idea is, a large variety of chocolate candy is individually packaged.

Remember, the main idea is the most important idea, and is most often referred to.

The important thing about main idea is we see it every day...

Sometimes the main idea is stated directly in the text.

The main idea of this collage is, people create family history after 50 years together.

Remember, the main idea is the most important idea, and is most often referred to.

The important thing about main idea is we see it every day...

Archaeological Evidence At dig sites, archaeologists have found artifacts that they believe are at least 20,000 years old. If this is correct, it means humans were in North America at least 5,000 years earlier than previously thought. Even more shocking, archaeologists in South Carolina have discovered the remains of tools 50,000 years old. While the finds in North America are enough to make scholars rethink the theory of migration to the New World, other challenges are coming from South America. It is generally accepted that humans crossed the Bering Strait and moved south—a migration which probably took thousands of years. Meaning all archaeological discoveries of early humans in North America should predate findings in South America. Given this logic, archaeologists were astounded to discover 33,000 year-old artifacts in Chile, making people in the new world much earlier than previously thought. Kennewick Man

Whether you make an inference or can quote the main idea right from the text, there are always lots of details to support the main idea.

The main idea of this excerpt is, archaeological evidence is changing how scientists thought people migrated to the Pacific Northwest.

Remember, the main idea is the most important idea, and is most often referred to.

The important thing about main idea is we see it every day...

The main idea is, a large variety of chocolate candy is individually packaged.

I know this because M&Ms are individually packaged chocolate candies. Twix is individually packaged chocolate candy. Hershey’s is individually packaged chocolate candy… all together, those add up to a large variety.

Remember, the main idea is the most important idea, and is most often referred to.

The important thing about main idea is we see it every day...

The main idea of this collage is, people make family history after fifty years together.

I know this because during their fifty years together, they got married. During their fifty years together, they had babies. During their fifty years together, they danced. “Fifty Years Together” is the title of all these highlights from their history together.

Remember, the main idea is the most important idea, and is most often referred to.

The important thing about main idea is we see it every day...

Archaeological Evidence At dig sites, archaeologists have found artifacts that they believe are at least 20,000 years old. If this is correct, it means humans were in North America at least 5,000 years earlier than previously thought. Even more shocking, archaeologists in South Carolina have discovered the remains of tools 50,000 years old. While the finds in North America are enough to make scholars rethink the theory of migration to the New World, other challenges are coming from South America. It is generally accepted that humans crossed the Bering Strait and moved south—a migration which probably took thousands of years. Meaning all archaeological discoveries of early humans in North America should predate findings in South America. Given this logic, archaeologists were astounded to discover 33,000 year-old artifacts in Chile, making people in the new world much earlier than previously thought. Kennewick Man

The main idea of this excerpt is, archaeological evidence is changing how scientists thought people migrated to the Pacific Northwest.

I know this because “archaeologists have found artifacts that they believe are at least 20,000 years old.” Also, “archaeologists in Topper, South Carolina found tools that are 50,000 years old.” Also, “…people in the new world much earlier than previously thought.”

Remember, the main idea is the most important idea, and is most often referred to.