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Associated Benchmark Skills
The Explorer Skills related to this benchmark are listed below with a definition and examples. To read more about the Florida Department of Education's Sunshine State Standards,
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The main idea sums up the author's most important point. You can describe the main idea of a whole story, article, or a single paragraph. The main idea answers the question, "What is this text mostly about?"
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The main idea of the following paragraph is underlined:
Kayla's alarm rang. She got out of bed and dressed quickly. She ate breakfast as fast as she could. Kayla was excited about going to the zoo. She looked at the clock. She wished Mom would hurry.
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Supporting details are statements, facts, and other bits of information that add detail to the main idea. Supporting details strengthen the main idea and help you get a clearer picture of it.
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The underlined supporting details help build a clear picture of the main idea—that Kayla was excited about going to the zoo:
Kayla's alarm rang. She got out of bed and dressed quickly. She ate breakfast as fast as she could. Kayla was excited about going to the zoo. She looked at the clock. She wished Mom would hurry.
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Chronological order is the order, or sequence, in which a series of events happens over time.
Chronological order is sometimes called time order or sequence of events.
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This following story takes place in chronological order (time order). The events take place over the course of one summer.
When summer began, Tia started swimming lessons at the community pool. At first she stayed in the shallow end. By the Fourth of July, she could swim laps in the deep end. When school started again, Tia was able to join the swim team.
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