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A main idea is the brief summary of the most important concept or concepts in a passage. There can be a main idea, sometimes called a central idea, in a paragraph or a section of a text as well.
by RV Staff Writer J.C.
When a child finds a shell on vacation, she holds it...
by RV Staff Writer J.C.H.
Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league...
Students will read a passage about sled dogs and the 1925 Great Race of Mercy. Students will then answer questions about the ma...
Students will read a passage about the Yukon Quest and the difficult nature of the race. Students will then answer questions ab...
by RV staff writer JCH
A dark part of American history, the Salem Witch tri...
by May Kellogg Sullivan from A Woman Who Went to Alaska
Chapter IV passage: During the Klondike Gold Rush in...
by John Muir from Stickeen
In 1879, noted naturalist John Muir went to Alaska t...
Students will read a passage about Project Mercury and learn about the Space Race and America’s first human spaceflight program...
Students will read a passage about the Mercury 13 and learn about the women who dreamed of being America’s first female astrona...
Students will read a passage about loggerhead sea turtles and learn about the threats they face in the ocean and on land. Stude...