Identifying the idea is finding out what the main idea of a book, paragraph, and so forth. Books often have several different ideas in them with one of the ideas being the main idea.
Finding the Main Idea Finding the topic is easy. You know the topic is “ball.” The baby is trying to say something about the ball. What is finding the main idea? Ball! …and then Kevin… You know the...
The main idea of "Pi, the Stowaway Cat" is about a cat named Pi who sneaks aboard a ship and embarks on an adventure. Through Pi's journey, the story highlights themes of friendship, resilience, an...
Where do ideas come from and how can we have more of them? Science writer Jonah Lehrer recommends five books that explore the mysteries of the creative mind, and document the strange and beautiful...
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Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’
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Here are some tips to help you locate or compose the main idea of any reading passage, and boost your score on reading and verbal standardized tests.
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