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Central idea -- sometimes called the main idea -- is the most important point or main message an author is trying to convey in a story or article, essentially what the text is mostly about; it's like the "big idea" that everything else in the text connects to. DIRECTIONS: Watch the lesson by clicking the on the View Instructions page. 1. Read the information on slide 1 to learn more about the animal. 2. Think "What is this mostly about?" "What is the author's main point?" 3. Type the central idea of the passage. 4. Type three details that support the central idea. 5. Read over your work and press the to submit this assignment.