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Essay
DEFINITION: a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative. HOW TO: Here is an example of an Essay. My favorite basketball player is LeBron James. LeBron began playing in the NBA when he was only 18 years old. In his first few seasons LeBron played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in his home state of Ohio. After 7 seasons he joined a new team called the Miami Heat. He played there for 4 seasons and won 2 championships. After leaving Miami, LeBron returned to Cleveland where he is currently still playing. He is an Olympic gold medalist, League MVP and has many endorsements including Nike and Kia. This is Why LeBron James is my favorite basketball player. Everyday Use: Essays are used in school, during tests and in newspapers.
Key Details
DEFINITION: Key Details are the important statements in a passage that support the main idea HOW TO: Example: “Jack loved the Summer season. He loved the warm air. He loved the playing in the pool with his friends. He loved the family vacations his family would go on during this part of the year. His birthday was also in july” The main idea = “Jack loved the Summer season.” The other sentences are the Key details that support this main idea. Everyday Use: Key details are used every day in reading and writing
Main Idea
Definition: A main idea is important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text. Everyday Use: If your doing anything that involves finding information that tells about an overall idea, then you are using main idea. For example, when you are trying to give a book, song or poem a title you are looking for information that perfectly describes the overall theme. This is called using Main Idea.