What Is This Mostly About?

📖Story Brief #7

We ask: What is this mostly about.

🎯 Your mission

Notice the details no one mentions.

⚡ The twist

Look for what the author shows, not just what they tell.

What You'll Learn

We ask: What is this mostly about? That helps us find the main idea. We ask: What is this mostly about? That question helps us find the main idea.

We ask: What is this mostly about?

That question helps us find the main idea.

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Should we ask 'What is this mostly about?'?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Try this in real life this week.

Explain something you read this week to a grown-up.

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“What was the main idea of what you read today?”

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