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Main Idea And supporting details!

Main Idea • Main Idea-What something is mostly about. • Every story or paragraph has a main idea. • The main idea is the most important part of a story or paragraph.

Supporting Details • The supporting details are things that describe the main idea. • These supporting details make the main idea stronger.

What is the Main Idea of this Passage? The Statue of Liberty is an American icon. It supports America’s image as a ‘melting pot’, it has become the universal symbol for freedom, and it is visited by thousands of people every year.

Question • What is the main idea of this passage? • What was the passage about?

Answer Main Idea: The Statue of Liberty is an American icon.

What are the supporting details?

Answer -It supports America’s image as a ‘melting pot’. -it has become the universal symbol for freedom. -it is visited by thousands of people every year.

Identify the main idea and supporting details in each paragraph.

When Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke, people listened. Poor people, rich people, white people, black people, people from other countries-they all listened. Many helped him work, march, sing, and pray for justice. He asked people not to fight with each other. He suggested peaceful ways to solve problems. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a special talent for leadership. 1) Many people listened to Martin Luther King, Jr. 2) Martin Luther King, Jr. was an influential leader.

Answer -check your answer in class tomorrow!

Answer Supporting Details: --check your answer in class tomorrow!

Next time you see lightning, count the number of seconds that pass until you hear thunder. The lightning is a mile away for every five seconds that you count. In this way, you can “measure” how far the lightning is from you. Scientists know that the speed of light is faster than the speed of sound. So calculating the difference between the two speeds, they have developed this easy five-second formula. 1) You can figure out how far away lightning is from you. 2) The lightning is a mile away for every five seconds that you count.

Answer Main Idea: You can check your answer in class!

Answer Supporting Details: • check your answer in class!

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