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IdeaSite Map     Main Idea with Supporting Details  What is the
story about? You can think of the main idea as an umbrella that
covers the other information in the paragraph or passage. The
supporting details are more specific than the main idea. They
may be the specific reasons, details, or examples that
illustrate the main idea.  Sunshine State Standards  Strand A:
Reading  Standard 2: The student constructs meaning from a wide
range of texts.  Benchmark LA.A.2.2.1: The student determines
the main idea or essential message from text and identifies
supporting information.  Strand E: Literature  Standard 2: The
student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and
drama.  Benchmark LA.E.2.2.4: The student identifies the major
theme in a story or nonfiction text.  Benchmark LA.E.2.2.5: The
student forms his or her own ideas about what has been read in a
literary text and uses specific information from the text to
support these ideas.     FCA