Main Idea in a Paragraph

📖Story Brief #15

Each paragraph can have its own main idea with supporting details.

🎯 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

Each paragraph can have its own main idea with supporting details. A paragraph can have its own main idea. We find it and the details that support it.

Key Points

A paragraph can have its own main idea.

We find it and the details that support it.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Can a paragraph have a main idea?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

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

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For the dinner table

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

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