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TWO TYPES OF








                                                                                  MAIN IDEA

















            1.   STATED MAIN IDEA




                  It is written directly in the text.




                  Authors sometimes come right out




                  and write the main idea in the




                  passage for a variety of reasons –




                  they don't want you to miss the




                  point, they are new writers and have



                  not figured out the art of subtlety,




                  they like clear, informational




                  writing.




                                                     2. IMPLIED MAIN IDEA



                                                              If the author doesn't directly state the main




                                                              idea of the text, it's up to you to infer what




                                                              the main idea is.




                                                              Finding the implied main idea is easier if




                                                              you think of the passage as a box. Inside




                                                              the box, is a random group of stuff (the




                                                              details of the passage). Pull each item from




                                                              the box and try to figure out what they




                                                              each have in common, kind of like the game




                                                              Tri-Bond. Once you've figured out what the




                                                              common bond is among each of the items,




                                                              you'll be able to summarize the passage in a



                                                              snap.
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