Finding the Main Points

What are we learning today?

You will find the main points in a short text. You will make a short outline.

Explanation

A main point is a big idea. It is not a small detail.

• Read each paragraph.
• Write one short phrase for each paragraph.
• Put the phrases together. They give the outline of the story.

Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh in 1859. He became a writer. He wrote 56 stories about Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. He died in England in 1930.

Examples

1. First, Watson reaches the top of a hill.
2. Then he finds an empty hut.
3. At the end, he finds a note.

Remember!

• Write only the main points.
• Keep the paragraphs in the right order.

Check yourself

1. When was Arthur Conan Doyle born?
2. How many stories about Holmes and Watson did he write?
3. Is a main point a big idea or a small detail?