Objective/Learning Target: I can: ● Explain the main idea of a text and ● Explain the relationship between the main idea and supporting evidence ● write responses using complete sentences with standard spelling, punctuation, and grammar A main idea is the most important idea or claim that a text communicates. The details in a text support, prove or illustrate the main idea. ● The main idea does not include specific details. ● The main idea includes the who, what, when, and where with the most important point. How do you determine the main idea when reading Nonfiction? -ideas that are repeated -details from the article all connect back to the main idea -what do the details all have in common? -mentioned in the title Activity: Watch this news video that gives a quick overview of what started happening to the Brazilian rainforest a couple of months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMkfTr2_FM Complete a quick write that addresses the followi...