1. REA 0002 Chapter 4 Implied Main Idea

2. What You Already Know! How to find a main idea! Topic – Who or what is this about? (Main Idea) What is the point the author is trying to make? Supporting Details – Explain the main idea.

3. Implied Main Idea What is it? The main idea that is not stated but only suggested by the supporting details. Figure it out by considering the supporting details.

4. Practice Page 132 – Read the paragraph at the top of the page. Who or what is it about? What is the main point the author is trying to make? Does all or most of the material (supporting details) support this idea?

5. The Answers Are… Topic – swordfish What are your supporting details? –Slice as many as possible –Fight nonstop –Pulled fishermen to death –Severe and instantaneous infections –Attacks boats too What then is your implied main idea? D. Swordfish are aggressive, dangerous fish.

6. More Group Practice Practice 1 – page 134 – 136 How did you do? Can you infer the implied main idea?

7. Putting the Implied Main Idea into Your Own Words! Making an educated guess…in your own words. Inferring – figuring out on your own. Come up with a statement that will cover all or most of the details in the paragraph. Gee, there are those addition words again! (page 139)

8. What is the paragraph at the bottom about? (topic) Non-verbal messages What is the implied main idea of this paragraph? Nonverbal messages have several advantages over verbal ones.

9. Let’s Do Practice Together! Topic? Hurricanes and tornadoes Implied Main Idea? Hurricanes and tornadoes are quite different kinds of storms. Excellent!!!!

10. OK, A New Term(s)! Central Point? Central Idea? Thesis? What is it all about? Just another name for the main idea! However, it is usually given for a longer selection. It covers more than one paragraph. It can be stated or implied.

11. How Do I Find a Central Point? Use the same process you used to find an implied main idea. What is the point that the author is trying to make? Usually stated…in the first paragraph! However, it too can be anyplace in the selection. Find the central point in Practice 4! P 144. Let’s look at Practice 5 too. P 146 - 147

12. Chapter Review At times authors imply or suggest, a main idea without stating it clearly in a sentence. In such a case, you must figure out the main idea by considering the supporting details. To find central points – which may be stated or implied – in longer reading selections, you must again look closely at the supporting material

13. Homework Review Test #1 page 148 Review Test #4 pages 153 – 157 Any of the rest of the exercises that you want to do will be for extra credit! I would encourage you to practice these skills!