WHAT IS A MAIN IDEA
AND HOW DO WE GO
ABOUT FINDING IT? IN GROUPS OF THREE
TWO PART ANSWER:
1. WHAT IS A MAIN IDEA?
2. HOW DO WE FIND THE MAIN IDEA IN ANY PIECE OF WRITING?
WHAT IS A MAIN IDEA? 1. THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEA, THE ESSENTIAL IDEA, WHAT THE TEXT IS ABOUT
2.WHAT THE PIECE IS ABOUT.
3.THE TOPIC OF THE WRITING.
4. WHAT THE PLOT IS BASED UPON.
5. THE IMPORTANCE OF AN IDEA OR THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AN OPINION
6. THE MAIN SUBJECT, ALL OTHER IDEAS LINK TO IT.
7.THE MAIN SUBJECT THAT SUMMARIZES THE WRITING AS A WHOLE.
8. THE MEANING FOR ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF WRITING