Which is the only supporting detail that does fit: "Boxing is a great way to stay in shape."

You can burn up to 1000 calories in one hour of boxing

Which supporting detail does not fit: "American students are lucky to have free education"

Child labor is still prominent today, even in the US

What's the difference between Theme and Central Idea

Theme = Fiction; Central Idea = Non Fiction

What are supporting details?

Details that give more information about the central idea

Why do we need to know the Central Idea of a passage?

It helps make the passage more clear, So we know the overall meaning of a passage

What is the definition of "central idea"?

A statement that sums up a passage.

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1
What's the difference between a TOPIC and a CENTRAL IDEA
All of these are correct
A C.I. expands on a topic
A topic is one word; a C.I. is a statement
Topics are general; a C.I. is more specific
2
Which supporting detail doesn't fit this CI: "Pandas, while cute, can be very dangerous."
Pandas are bears but have more in common with racoons
Pandas are big and fluffy
Pandas eat mostly bamboo
Pandas have black fur around their eyes and mouth
3
Which is the only supporting detail that does fit: "Boxing is a great way to stay in shape."
Boxing is a lot of fun
Running helps people lose weight
You can burn up to 1000 calories in one hour of boxing
Many people in the United States are out of shape
4
Which supporting detail does not fit: "American students are lucky to have free education"
Private schools can cost upwards of $3000 a year per student
Child labor is still prominent today, even in the US
Free public education is a new concept in many countries
In the 1800s most children worked instead of going to school
5
Which supporting detail doesn't fit with the C.I., "Charles Dickens had a hard childhood"?
He worked in a shoe polish factory
He got divorced
His father was in debtor's prison
He missed part of his education
6
How can we find the central idea of a passage?
Red and Yellow
Read all of the paragraph is the passage
Read only the first sentence of each paragraph
Find the main idea of each paragraph
7
What's the difference between Theme and Central Idea
No Difference; they are exactly the same
Theme = Fiction; Central Idea = Non Fiction
Theme = One Word; Central Idea = Statement
Theme = funny; Central Idea = Serious
8
What are supporting details?
Details that have nothing to do with the main idea
Details that give more information about the central idea
Details that oppose the central idea
None of these
9
Why do we need to know the Central Idea of a passage?
So that we can find the theme
It helps make the passage more clear
Ms. Corzine told us we need to.
So we know the overall meaning of a passage
10
What is the definition of "central idea"?
A statement that sums up a passage.
One word that sums up a paper.
The only thing an author wants you to remember about a paper
The opposite of main idea

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