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Main Idea Fourth Grade Unit 2 Week 5 Created by Kristi Waltke Main Idea
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| Date | 07.12.2018 | | Size | 387.5 Kb. | | #74476 |
| Main Idea Main Idea - The focus of a paragraph or an article—what it is all about—is the topic.
Main Idea - The most important thing the author has to say about the topic is the main idea.
Main Idea - Small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea are supporting details.
Think about the story statements that follow. Decide which is a main idea and which is a supporting detail. - The President always has to be dressed up.
- Someone once threw a cabbage at William Howard Taft.
- People get mad at the President.
- James Madison was only one hundred pounds.
- They even had a Shetland pony called Algonquin.
- Theodore Roosevelt’s children practically ran a zoo.
- Almost any job can lead to the White House.
- Ronald Reagan was a movie actor.
- Being President can be wanting to serve your country.
- George Washington left his Virginia plantation three times to lead and serve the country he loved.
- John Kennedy sent Peace Corps volunteers around the globe to teach and help others.
- Some Presidents do things to make the world a better place.
- Remember to identify main ideas and supporting details as you read!
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