C5- Locating Stated Main Ideas

Before we are able to identify main ideas, it is important to understand the differences between topics, main ideas, and details. A topic summaries the general idea by a word or short phrase. The main idea is most likely in a form of a sentence; it's the major point. Details are pieces of ideas that prove,clarify and justify. Details support the main idea. Four strategies you can use to think about your reading are; questioning yourself, looking in the usual place, noticing clue words, and categorizing.