LOCATING MAIN IDEA By Apollos Group TEXT 1
LOCATING MAIN IDEA By: Apollo’s Group
TEXT 1 �Title of the text Rice in the Filipino Diet and Culture �Author/s of the text Aguilar, Filomeno V. Jr. �Title of the Journal/Publication RPS 2008 -03 (Philippine Institute for Development Studies) �URL or Web Address http: //www. pids. gov. ph/rps. php? id=4417
�Main idea “This paper focuses on the structural position of most Filipino vis-a-vis rice” �Evidence that supports the main Idea (2) 1. Economic changes have rendered most Filipino, even in rural areas, as consumers rather than as producers of rice. 2. Rice reflects the stratification of Philippine society as supported by the latest quantitive data on rice consumption.
TEXT 2 �Title of the text Review and Assessment of programs offered by State Universities and Colleges �Author/s of the text Manasan, Rosario G. , Parel, Danileen Kristel C. �Title of the journal/Publication RPS 2015 -02 (Philippine Institute for Development Studies) �URL or Web Address http: //www. pids. gov. ph/rps. php? id=5547
�Main idea “The State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the Philippine have always been a major issue mainly because of the poor quality of education that most of them offer, the undeveloped management and financial system and the inequality of access” �Evidence that supports the Main Idea (2) 1. The government has been providing them considerable funding support. 2. The study offers some recommendations; among others, the CHEd needs to enforce more vigorously its policy of closing existing programs of SUC’s and PHEI’s that perform under per year after year and more effective measure to improve the quality of instructions should include faculty development and facilities
TEXT 3 �Title of the text Promoting Inclusive Growth Through the 4 P’s �Author/s of the text Reyes, Celia M. , Tabuga, Aubrey D. , Mina, Christian D. , Asis, Ronina D. �Title of the journal/Publication RPS 2015 -01( Philippine Institute for Development Studies) �URL or Web Address http: //www. pids. gov. ph/rps. php? id=5513
�Main idea “This paper seeks to answer the question of whether expanding the program (4 P’s) would likely yield better results” �Evidence that supports the Main Idea (2) 1. Poverty reduction and social development program. 2. Provide cash assistance to poor families to alleviate their immediate needs and aims to break the intergenerational poverty cycle through investments in human capital.
TEXT 4 �Title of the text An Inquiry into the Competitiveness of Emerging Philippine Cities �Author/s of the text Largo, Francisco M. , Sumulong, Lea, Magdalugo, Raymund E. , Tecson, Karen G. , Batac, Maria, Victoria H. , Geniza, Anabel T. , basar, Mario V. , Reyes, Jason, Yuson. Pepito Rusela �Title of the journal/Publication RPS 2001 -01( Philippine Institute for Development Studies) �URL or Web Address http: //www. pids. gov. ph/rps. php? id=1274
�Main idea “This paper attempts to approximate the competitiveness of the country’s ten leading emerging urban centers” �Evidence that supports the Main Idea (2) 1. Identifying the Cities’ strength and areas of improvement. 2. Importance of Local leadership, emphasis on improving quality of lives in urban centers and the role of surrounding local and/or international growth formations, infrastructure, human resources endowment.
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�SYNTHESIS We learned the importance of locating the main idea in order for us to understand what the selection is all about. Cooperation, sharing one’s idea and understanding were formed from us to this activity. It is also important to identify the differences between the topic of a particular story or piece. The topic is usually thought by many readers as the main idea. But the two differ from each other to the thoughts and meaning it gives.
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