Chapter 7 IMPLIED MAIN IDEAS

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Chapter 7IMPLIED MAIN IDEAS

• Harder to see, and sometimes not so clear to catch

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Implied?
Do you get the punchline of this cartoon? A
punch line is something that has to be
inferred It is the same for Implied Main Idea
It is not stated outright, but has to be figured
out.
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An Example of Implied Main Idea

• I wouldnt feed that dessert to a dog
• Do Exercise 7-1 now

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General and Specific Ideas

• As we learned in Chapter Five, we need to be able
  to distinct the difference between
• General Idea will apply to many items or ideas
• Specific refers to a particular item

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Examples of General/Specific

• The word color is general. There are many colors
  (red, yellow, green, blue, etc.)
• The word shoe is general. There are many types
  of shoes (running, stiletto, slippers, etc.)
• Each item that would be included in the general
  words are specific ideas.

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Lets do Exercise 7-2
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Remember what a Main Idea is

• It is the most general statement of main idea in
  the passage.
• Often is the first sentence (topic sentence)
• INFERRED OR IMPLIED MAIN IDEA
• You have to look at the specific details, and
  then decide what the general idea would be, if
  stated normally.

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Lets do Exercise 7-3
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Tips on how to find an Implied Main Idea

• Find the topic by thinking about all the specific
  details provided. What is the one thing the
  author is discussing throughout the paragraph.
• Figure out what is the most important idea the
  writer wants you to know about the topic. Look
  at details and decide what the larger idea is.
• Express this main idea in your own words. Make
  sure it makes sense, and applies to all the
  details in the paragraph.

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Lets do an Example

• p.205
• Advertisers passage