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Look for the Main Idea and Supporting Details

Main Idea and Supporting Details The main idea is the author’s key message. It is supported with details that usually answer the “W” and “H” questions (who, what, when, where, why, and how). You can often find the main idea at the beginning of a paragraph in the “topic sentence”. It is sometimes found at

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Know the Character

“Knowing” a character means that you know about their traits or characteristics. You can make predictions about a character’s actions because you know about the traits. For example, is the character honest ? Then you could predict that the character would not steal. However, a character’s traits are not always obvious at the beginning of

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