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PrePALS Reading

Self-guided reading course for students wanting additional support as they prepare to take any course requiring college-level reading.

Main Ideas / Supporting Details

Directions: Watch the instructional videos below. Listen and learn how to better identify topics, main ideas and supporting details when reading. This is a key skill when reading any text.

What's a Main Idea?

Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details

Practice Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details

Click on the following links and practice identifying the main idea. Both activities are auto graded and provide feedback on why an answer is incorrect.

Assignment

Assignment Instructions

Choose one (or more of the below articles). Read the article and identify the main idea as well as 3 supporting details.

Choose an essay from the This I Believe essays below. Then read it and write a reflection journal including personal reactions. Identify the main idea/s and supporting details in the essay. 

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