The document discusses how to identify the main idea of a paragraph. It states that the main idea is the author's central message about the topic. Main ideas are often directly expressed, usually at the beginning or end of a paragraph. The first and last sentences of a paragraph frequently contain or summarize the main idea. The document encourages looking at examples to identify main ideas within texts.

1. Identify Main Idea and Supporting Details HanifPudjiati Sesion #05 - 06 JurusanMKU FakultasIlmuSosial

2. How to identify main idea? © 2010 Universitas Negeri Jakarta | www.unj.ac.id | 2 07/03/2011

3. © 2010 Universitas Negeri Jakarta | www.unj.ac.id | 3 07/03/2011 The main idea of a paragraph is the author's message about the topic or the central thought of the message . It is often expressed directly or it can be implied.

5. Main ideas are often found at the beginning of paragraphs. The first sentence often explains the subject being discussed in the passage. © 2010 Universitas Negeri Jakarta | www.unj.ac.id | 4 07/03/2011

6. Main ideas are also found in the concluding sentences of a paragraph. The main idea can be expressed as a summation of the information in the paragraph as well as a link to the information in the next paragraph. 07/03/2011 © 2010 Universitas Negeri Jakarta | www.unj.ac.id | 5

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