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Chapter 4: Locating Main Ideas Essential Reading Skills, 2/e Kathleen McWhorter © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. What is a Main Idea? Topic = the one general subject a whole paragraph is about Main Idea = the most important point a whole paragraph makes © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. General vs. Specific General: Pies Specific: Cherry Apple Chocolate General: Countries Specific: Britain Finland Brazil © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Identify the Topic Ask yourself: What is the one idea the author is discussing throughout the paragraph? © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

Tips for Finding the Main Idea Identify the topic. Locate the most general sentence (the topic sentence). Study the rest of the paragraph. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

Tips for Locating the Topic Sentence Topic Sentence First Topic Sentence Last Topic Sentence in the Middle Topic Sentence First and Last Refer to Images 4.1 to 4.4 in your textbook. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

Topic Sentence First The author states his or her main point and then explains it. Topic Sentence Detail © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

Topic Sentence Last The author leads up to the main point and then states it in the end. Detail Topic Sentence © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

Topic Sentence in the Middle The sentences before the topic sentence lead up to or introduce the main idea. The sentences following the main idea explain or describe it. Detail Topic Sentence © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

Topic Sentence: First and Last Writers put the main idea at the beginning of a paragraph and again at the end to emphasize the main point or to clarify it. Topic Sentence Detail © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

Learning More About Paragraphs Details are sentences that explain the main idea. Writers use transitions (first, however, finally) to connect sentences. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

Test-Taking Tip #4: Questions on the Topic and Main Idea Tests asking you to identify the topic of a paragraph may say: This paragraph is primarily about…. This paragraph concerns…. This paragraph focuses on… The best title for the paragraph would be…. © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

Test-Taking Tip #4: Questions on the Topic and Main Idea Tests asking you to identify the main idea of a paragraph may use words like: Thesis Central point Central idea Controlling idea Most important idea Primary idea Example: Which of the following statements expresses the central point of the paragraph? © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers.

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