The document provides tips for identifying the main idea of a story or passage. It suggests asking what the story was about, looking at the title, pictures, repeated clue words, and first and last sentences to determine the central topic or essential message being conveyed.
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Main idea
1. Main Idea
The MAIN IDEA is what the story is mostly about!
1. Ask yourself, ¡°What did I just read about?¡±
2. Look at the title.
3. Look at the pictures.
4. Look for the clue words that are used
repeatedly.
5. Reread the first and last sentences.