"TV Review: African American Lives"
MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS
Main idea: The most important point about a topic
Details: Information that supports or tells more about the main idea
READ EACH PARAGRAPH OF "TV REVIEW: AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES" AND ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
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1. What is the main idea in the first paragraph?
strean smerttar lives will change the way you think about you bamily historey
explores identity in America.
2. Which details in the second paragraph tell you more about the people who are featured in the
mini-series?
3. Which sentence in the third paragraph states the main idea? How do the details in the paragraph
support this idea?
4. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph? What details support the main idea?
5. In the fifth paragraph, which details support the statement that African American Lives is
powerful television