Students read a passage from the book, Moby Dick by Herman Melville, and write down the main idea and two supporting ideas.

Students read a passage from O Pioneers! by Willa Cather and write down the main idea and supporting ideas.

Students read a passage from Act II Scene 2 from Romeo and Juliet, and write the main idea and supporting ideas.

Students write the main idea and supporting ideas after reading a few passages about solar eclipses.

Students read a few paragraphs about the Magna Carta and write the main idea and two supporting ideas on the lines provided.

Students read a paragraph about the Mississippi River and write down the main idea and supporting ideas.

Students read three different passages and choose the correct main idea for each.