Main Idea of a Whole Story

📖Story Brief #18

A whole story can have one main idea or theme.

🎯 Your mission

Find the main idea hiding inside.

⚡ The twist

If you can't point to it on the page, it's a guess.

What You'll Learn

A whole story can have one main idea or theme. A whole story can have one main idea. The theme or message might be the main idea.

A whole story can have one main idea.

The theme or message might be the main idea.

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Can there be one main idea for a whole story?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Try this in real life this week.

Watch a short video and summarize it in one sentence.

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

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We'll pick a lesson that matches exactly how well you're reading right now.

Send it to a parent or fellow reader. 5 minutes is all it takes.

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