Main Idea

Alrigth, class. I know you're ready for the weekend. Yeah! don't forget about your five page paper. No! And make sure you express your main idea and back it up. Listen up, lend me an ear. The hot new thing is the main idea. Supported by the details to keep it all clear. The main idea's the reason that we're all here. Yeah! Come on. Listen up, lend me an ear. The hot new thing is the main idea. Supported by the details to keep it all clear. The main idea's the reason that we're all here. Have you ever read something and when you got to the end, you didn't get the point. Nope, you didn't understand. Well lt me break it down for the next time you read. There's gonna be three basic things you see. The subject the main idea and the details sort of like a city. The house the people. Subject is the broad thing that it's about the main idea? What's that now? It's the main thing the writer wants to say. It's the central point, you get it? OK? You can often find it in the first couple lines. But it could be anywhere. So go find it. It's supported by specific details. The facts in the sentences. Be real. They should add up to make the main idea kid. They form up like cheerleaders in the pyramid-like I just read an article called bear facts. And it talked about how they could be brown or black. Plar or Grizzly or another type. They're all good hunters and they know how to fight cause they have big paws so they can catch fish and big sharp teeth that they can eat with and if they want to climb a tree to find something to eat, their super sharp claws are all they need. See? Now, let's break it down. I mean, let's dig deeper in the article I found. What's the subject? Bears! And what woud be the main idea they had there? The bears are good hunters, that's most important. And how about the details they had to support it? They have large teeth, paws and claws. And that's how you know hunting is a bear's job. Listen up, lend me an ear. The hot new thing is the main idea. Supported by the details to keep it all clear. The main idea's the reason that we're all here. Yeah! Come on. Listen up, lend me an ear. The hot new thing is the main idea. Supported by the details to keep it all clear. The main idea's the reason that we're all here. I just read a story about a boy named Ben. On the first day of school. Well, what happened then? Ben cluched his new backpack and walked in with a big smile when he saw his old friends. Tried to play a kid when he saw his old crush, but when she was close, his mind turned up mush. He liked his art teacher that class was real fun. Ben was so worked up that he could hardly eat lunch. Now was the subject? Ben's first day of school. And what's the main idea? What's the author want to prove? Ben's first day of school was exciting. And details to back that up? What are they hiding? When Ben saw his old friends, he was psyched. And he was nervous around the girl that he liked. He even had a backpack that was brand new. Now I get the main idea, can you?