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1 Tools for reading nonfiction
Finding the Main Idea Tools for reading nonfiction

2 Main Idea and Supporting Details
The MAIN IDEA is what the text is mostly about. SUPPORTING DETAILS back up or support the main idea. But first….let’s look at TOPIC.

3 A TOPIC is the word or phrase that everything in a text refers back to
What is a Topic? A TOPIC is the word or phrase that everything in a text refers back to

4 Looking for a Topic in Text
Water is an amazing resource. Everyone in the world depends upon it. Every creature needs water to survive. Without water, we would not last long. Water makes our world beautiful.

5 The Topic is Water Water is an amazing resource. Everyone in the world depends upon it. Every creature needs water to survive. Without water, we would not last long. Water makes our world beautiful.

6 Look for Repeated Words
In the last paragraph, the word water was repeated again and again.

7 Look for Repeated Words
Looking for repeated words and phrases is a good way to find topics.

8 Topic + Main Point about the Topic = MAIN IDEA
Finding Main Ideas Once we have found the topic of the paragraph, we can find the main idea. Topic + Main Point about the Topic = MAIN IDEA

9 Can you Find the Main Idea?
Water is an amazing resource. Everyone in the world depends upon it. Every creature needs water to survive. Without water, we would not last long. Water makes our world beautiful.

10 Can you Find the Main Idea?
Water is an amazing resource. Everyone in the world depends upon it. Every creature needs water to survive. Without water, we would not last long. Water makes our world beautiful.

11 Can you Find the Main Idea?
Water is an amazing resource. Everyone in the world depends upon it. Every creature needs water to survive. Without water, we would not last long. Water makes our world beautiful. Topic: Water Main point about the topic:

12 Can you Find the Main Idea?
Water is an amazing resource. Everyone in the world depends upon it. Every creature needs water to survive. Without water, we would not last long. Water makes our world beautiful. Topic: Water Main point about the topic: Water is an amazing resource

13 Topic + Main Point about the Topic = MAIN IDEA
Finding Main Ideas Notice that topics are expressed as words or phrases, but main ideas are expressed in sentences Topic + Main Point about the Topic = MAIN IDEA

14 In many paragraphs, the first sentence states the main idea.
Where is the Main Idea? In many paragraphs, the first sentence states the main idea. When the author states the main idea, it is called an explicit main idea.

15 But the main idea is not always in the first sentence.
Where is the Main Idea? But the main idea is not always in the first sentence. When the main idea is not directly stated, it is called an implicit main idea.

16 Look for the Main Idea The first sentence is not the main idea. Croak, croak, kerplop! What’s that at the water’s edge? It might be a green frog, a creature that’s well-suited for life at the pond’s edge. Green frogs like to live where the land meets the water. This keeps them safe from predators that live on the land. When a predator like a snake comes near, the green frog can quickly leap into the water and get away. Green frogs can eat animals from both places, including crayfish, spiders, fish, and even birds.

17 Look for the Main Idea Let’s look for the topic. Croak, croak, kerplop! What’s that at the water’s edge? It might be a green frog, a creature that’s well-suited for life at the pond’s edge. Green frogs like to live where the land meets the water. This keeps them safe from predators that live on the land. When a predator like a snake comes near, the green frog can quickly leap into the water and get away. Green frogs can eat animals from both places, including crayfish, spiders, fish, and even birds.

18 Look for the Main Idea Let’s look for the topic. Croak, croak, kerplop! What’s that at the water’s edge? It might be a green frog, a creature that’s well-suited for life at the pond’s edge. Green frogs like to live where the land meets the water. This keeps them safe from predators that live on the land. When a predator like a snake comes near, the green frog can quickly leap into the water and get away. Green frogs can eat animals from both places, including crayfish, spiders, fish, and even birds.

19 What About the Second Sentence?
Main ideas are not usually expressed as questions. Croak, croak, kerplop! What’s that at the water’s edge? It might be a green frog, a creature that’s well-suited for life at the pond’s edge. Green frogs like to live where the land meets the water. This keeps them safe from predators that live on the land. When a predator like a snake comes near, the green frog can quickly leap into the water and get away. Green frogs can eat animals from both places, including crayfish, spiders, fish, and even birds.

20 What About the Third Sentence?
This sentence includes the topic. Croak, croak, kerplop! What’s that at the water’s edge? It might be a green frog, a creature that’s well-suited for life at the pond’s edge. Green frogs like to live where the land meets the water. This keeps them safe from predators that live on the land. When a predator like a snake comes near, the green frog can quickly leap into the water and get away. Green frogs can eat animals from both places, including crayfish, spiders, fish, and even birds. It also makes a main point about the topic.

21 Topic Sentence It’s kind of silly that the sentence that states the main idea is called the topic sentence, but that’s just the way it is. Croak, croak, kerplop! What’s that at the water’s edge? It might be a green frog, a creature that’s well-suited for life at the pond’s edge. Green frogs like to live where the land meets the water. This keeps them safe from predators that live on the land. When a predator like a snake comes near, the green frog can quickly leap into the water and get away. Green frogs can eat animals from both places, including crayfish, spiders, fish, and even birds.

22 Finding the Main Idea To find the main idea, figure out the topic first. Then, look for a sentence that states a main point about the topic.

23 Let’s Review: How do I find the main idea?
Start by finding the topic Then, read each sentence in the paragraph Find a sentence that states the topic and a main point about the topic

24 What is the difference between a topic and a main idea?
What Have you Learned? What is the difference between a topic and a main idea?

25 What Have you Learned? A topic is stated in a word or phrase.
A main idea includes the topic and the main point, and is stated in a sentence.

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