Below is a link to a college reading center website. It outlines helpful steps for finding the main idea of a reading selection. There is a section on finding the main idea when it is stated directly, when it is contained in a "reversal" statement, and when it is not stated directly, but implied.
My suggestion: Click on the link below. Read the first page (copied below the link), which gives some general instructions for how to find the topic and the main idea of a reading selection. Then continue reading about three different ways the main idea may be found:
1) directly stated main idea, 2) reversal transitions, and 3) implied main idea.
LINK: How to Find the Main Idea of a Paragraph
My suggestion: Click on the link below. Read the first page (copied below the link), which gives some general instructions for how to find the topic and the main idea of a reading selection. Then continue reading about three different ways the main idea may be found:
1) directly stated main idea, 2) reversal transitions, and 3) implied main idea.
LINK: How to Find the Main Idea of a Paragraph
