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Main Idea with Supporting Details What is the story about? You can think of the main idea as an umbrella that covers the other information in the paragraph or passage. The supporting details are more specific than the main idea. They may be the specific reasons, details, or examples that illustrate the main idea. Main Idea Pyramid Number Notes QAR (Question/Answer Relationship) Reading for Accuracy Reciprocal Teaching ReQuest Selective Underlining Semantic Mapping SQ3R Summary Blueprints Sunshine State Standards Strand A: Reading Standard 2: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts. Benchmark LA.A.2.2.1: The student determines the main idea or essential message from text and identifies supporting information. Strand E: Literature Standard 2: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Benchmark LA.E.2.2.4: The student identifies the major theme in a story or nonfiction text. Benchmark LA.E.2.2.5: The student forms his or her own ideas about what has been read in a literary text and uses specific information from the text to support these ideas.
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