Key Ideas and Details

Summaries

• accurately define the main idea of the passage and its supporting details in a concise manner.

• can be difficult to read because of its language, digressions, and great writing

Effective Summary

communicates the same overall message as the original text

Topic

subject of the text or what the text is about

ex. Dogs

Main Idea

most important part of the text

Main Topic Sentence

often the first sentence of the paragraph that gives the reader an overall description of the paragraph

read every sentence and come up with an overarching idea that supports each sentence

When given an unstated topic or main idea the reader should…

Supporting Details

• “key points” that provide evidence and backing for the main idea

• commonly found in informative and persuasive text

Good Topic Sentence

clear and free of any jargon

Jargon