Task 9

FINDING THE MAIN IDEA: placing the main idea








 Hello again,

How are you doing? I hope you are going ahead with this reading strategy: Finding the main idea! Today we are reading about a subskill: how to know the place where the main idea is located. For this purpose, please go to this link, vclass.mtsac.edu/amla-51/Main%20Idea/Mainidea.htm

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read this page attentively and when you finish,
2. Get 2 news of your choice.Look for a newspaper in English!(e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk/. ) It may be news you’ve already read or would like to read. Choose a paragraph of each of them and then find the main idea of the paragraphs. Next, copy the paragraphs on your blog. Then, identify the main idea by underlining it or highlighting it. Finally, make an illustration of the main ideas to share.
3. Send your task to one of your classmates
4.  Write your own paragraph about a topic that interests you and illustrate it. Write at least four supporting deatails. Use a power point presentation. Be creative and have fun!