Identifying central ideas, themes, and supporting details

By the end you’ll be able to

• Identify the central idea of an informational text from explicit statements and the overall development of the passage.
• Determine the theme of a literary text from characters, events, setting, and outcome.
• Distinguish supporting details from less relevant or merely interesting information.
• Explain how specific details develop, refine, qualify, or illustrate a central idea or theme.