Finding the Main Idea
Grade 4•45 minutes•RI 5.2: Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
Learning Objective
I can identify the main idea of a nonfiction text and explain how details from the text help me understand it.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What is the difference between a summary and a main idea, according to the video?
2. Explain, in your own words, what the "big idea" of a text is.
3. The video mentions the saying "you can't see the forest for the trees." How does this saying relate to finding the main idea of a text?
...and 4 more questions
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