Task
1. Main Idea Detective Videos
Watch the main idea video at the link below:
When you are finished with the video, watch it again if you need to to help understand the main idea.
Fill in the blanks using the information from the first video:
Main ______________+ most _________________ point= Main Idea
2. Main Idea Millionaire
To play this game, you will decide which sentence in the paragraph does not fit with the paragraph's main idea. If you get the answer right, watch your total winnings move closer to $1,000,000.00
http://tinyurl.com/mainideaquest2
Did you earn $1,000,000.00?
______ yes
______no
3. Tween Tribune News Article
Read the news article "Some Flowers Create Blue Halo to Attract Bees" at the following website. Then answer the questions that follow on this page.
http://tinyurl.com/mainideaflower
What is the main idea of this article? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What are 3 details that support the main idea that you identified?
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4. Lightning Tree
Go to the following website and complete the main idea activity. There is a short paragraph displayed for each problem and you are to strike the tree that contains the main idea with a bolt of lightning.
http://tinyurl.com/mainideaquest5
5. Quiz time
Take the 5 question quiz on the following website. Record your score below when you are finished! Congratulations!!
http://tinyurl.com/mainideaquest6
Score ____________%