MAIN IDEA4.RI.2

Do you have your ready?

I CAN:

1. I can explain the main idea with key details. 2. I can determine the main idea of a

paragraph, passage, or story.

3. I can summarize the text using key details.

WHAT IS A MAIN IDEA?

HOW DO WE DO THIS?

MAIN IDEA PROCESS:

Read

Think about

what was important

.

Double check

LET’S FIND THE MAIN IDEA!http://www.wegivebooks.org/books/free-at-last/reader

WHAT WERE SOME MAIN IDEAS?

Things were getting better, but they still were not perfect.

Rosa Parks got in trouble for not moving seats on a bus.

WHAT DETAILS HELPED YOU FIND THE MAIN IDEA?

WHAT DETAILS HELPED YOU FIND THE MAIN IDEA?

ROSA PARKS AND MARTIN LUTHER KING,JR.

RESPECTFULLY, TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR A MAIN IDEA FROM A BOOK YOU HAVE RECENTLY FINISHED.