REA 0002REA 0002Chapter 4Chapter 4

Implied Main IdeaImplied Main Idea

What You Already Know!What You Already Know!• How to find a main idea!

• Topic – Who or what is this about?• (Main Idea) What is the point the

author is trying to make?• Supporting Details – Explain the main

idea.

Implied Main IdeaImplied Main Idea• What is it?

• The main idea that is not stated but only suggested by the supporting details.

• Figure it out by considering the supporting details.

PracticePractice• Page 132 – Read the paragraph at

the top of the page.• Who or what is it about? • What is the main point the author is

trying to make?• Does all or most of the material

(supporting details) support this idea?

The Answers Are…The Answers Are…• Topic – swordfish• What are your supporting details?

– Slice as many as possible– Fight nonstop – Pulled fishermen to death– Severe and instantaneous infections– Attacks boats too

• What then is your implied main idea?• D. Swordfish are aggressive, dangerous

fish.

More Group PracticeMore Group Practice• Practice 1 – page 134 – 136

• How did you do?

• Can you infer the implied main idea?

Putting the Implied Main Putting the Implied Main Idea into Your Own Words!Idea into Your Own Words!

• Making an educated guess…in your own words.

• Inferring – figuring out on your own.• Come up with a statement that will

cover all or most of the details in the paragraph.

• Gee, there are those addition words again! (page 139)

• What is the paragraph at the bottom about? (topic)

• Non-verbal messages

• What is the implied main idea of this paragraph?

• Nonverbal messages have several advantages over verbal ones.

Let’s Do Practice Together!Let’s Do Practice Together!• Topic?• Hurricanes and tornadoes

• Implied Main Idea?• Hurricanes and tornadoes are quite

different kinds of storms.

• Excellent!!!!

OK, A New Term(s)!OK, A New Term(s)!• Central Point? Central Idea? Thesis?• What is it all about? • Just another name for the main idea!• However, it is usually given for a

longer selection. It covers more than one paragraph.

• It can be stated or implied.

How Do I Find a Central How Do I Find a Central Point?Point?

• Use the same process you used to find an implied main idea.

• What is the point that the author is trying to make?

• Usually stated…in the first paragraph!• However, it too can be anyplace in the

selection. • Find the central point in Practice 4! P 144.• Let’s look at Practice 5 too. P 146 - 147

Chapter ReviewChapter Review• At times authors imply or suggest, a main

idea without stating it clearly in a sentence. In such a case, you must figure out the main idea by considering the supporting details.

• To find central points – which may be stated or implied – in longer reading selections, you must again look closely at the supporting material

Homework Homework • Review Test #1 page 148

• Review Test #4 pages 153 – 157

• Any of the rest of the exercises that you want to do will be for extra credit! I would encourage you to practice these skills!