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Main Idea vs. Summaries

on February 13, 2013

What is the difference between a MAIN IDEA and a SUMMARY?  Explain the difference in a comment!


26 Responses to “Main Idea vs. Summaries”

  1. Hannah says:

    A main idea is the big picture with details.The summary is about the story is about in small parts

  2. Jaelyn says:

    Main Idea is the main topick.Summery is talking about the story.

  3. Aidan and Jacob says:

    Main idea is just one part of a story with a important detail .Summarys include BME,
    that is Begining Middle End.

  4. Rachel says:

    the main idea is a topic with details.A summary is the important parts of the story!:D

  5. Saniyah says:

    Main Idea is about the whole story.Summery is the tiny deatails in the story

  6. diego says:

    the diferents between main idea band sumery is main idea is one to five words long the sumery is like bme

  7. Wesley says:

    A main idia is the big pictuer.A summary is the story but only telling the important parts.

  8. Joshua Salmerom says:

    Main idea is the big picture Summary is the suporting details

  9. calista says:

    main idea and summary are different becouse main idea is what it is about but summary has small details

  10. mikal says:

    sumorella is a story about a boy who picks mongos.
    then manaupa man comes and tells him to gather some things
    and then turns in to a sumo resuler.

  11. Alexiana says:

    A main idea is the big picture of the small details.A summary has the main idea to go with it.

  12. Courtney says:

    Main Idea is the big picture.Summary is the details to go with the Main Idea.

  13. Elijah says:

    Main idea is where you put the main part of the story, and summary is whete you put the whole story and explain details into one pharagrah.

  14. Veronica says:

    A main idea is the big picture with details to support it. A summary is the story summed up into a paragraph.

  15. brenda says:

    A main idea is a big picture in your head.A summary is a BME biggning mittle end.

  16. william says:

    Main idea is the main part of the story,and summary is a begginning,middle,and end

  17. william says:

    Main idea is the main part of the story,and summary is a begginning,middle,and end.

  18. william says:

    Main idea is the big picture,and a summary is begginning,middle,and end.

  19. Aaliyah says:

    A main idea is the main point of the story.A summary is BME.

  20. Alexis martinez says:

    main idea and summary are different becouse main idea is what the story is mostly about a summry is what part of the story is about

  21. Aaliyah says:

    A main idea is the main point of the story.A summary is a detail

  22. jackie says:

    main idea is the big picture of the story. And summery has main ideain it. And in main idea it has some supporting details.summery has BME in it.

  23. jaila says:

    Main Idea is like a big picture when something like a story that could be read or told to some one . Summary could have main ideas in it because the main idea in the summary mite be true.

  24. malerie says:

    a main idea is the main idea point of a big story. A datail is something importin in a story.when you are the reader you have to read very good . i love to read a lot and i will always will.

  25. ad says:

    I am doing good at my wrtting hope you let me write a story.

  26. rachel estrada says:

    hi ms.lee you are the best teacher i ever had.see you in the halls.

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