Makalah Bahasa Inggris Main Idea

A PAPER
FINDING AND UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN IDEA
LECTURER’S NAME
Prof. Dr. Didik Santoso, M.Pd
Dr. Hj. Farida Repelita Waty Kembaren, M.Hum
AUTHOR’S NAME/NIM
Ahmad Paruqi Hasiholan
0332224040
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
DEGREE OF MASTER IN ISLAMIC EDUCATION MANAGEMENT
PREFACE
Praise be to Allah SWT who has given me the opportunity and health so
that I can finish this paper on time. Then salawat and salam to the Prophet
Muhammad SAW, who was and is a role model for Muslims around the world.
He used to be willing to sacrifice his body and soul in order to spread good and
conciliatory Islamic values.
In this paper, the author will explain how to understand and find the main
idea of a paragraph. Reading activities are said to be of quality, if the reader is
able to understand the reading text well and is able to capture the main idea of the
reading.
I express my gratitude to Prof. Dr. Didik Santoso, M.Pd and Mrs. Dr.
Farida Repelita Waty Kembaren, M.Hum, as my lecturer in English lessons, both
of whom have trusted me to write and present this paper in front of my dear
readers. It is hoped that this paper can provide some benefits to all dear readers,
especially to the author.
Perfection belongs to Allah, while we are the center of all faults and
weaknesses. Therefore, of course, this paper is far from perfect and needs to be
criticized and improved. I really need suggestions and criticism from lecturers and
friends, so that in the future my writing will be better and of higher quality. Thank
you for all the attention, suggestions and constructive criticism.
Southeast Aceh, 22 September 2022

Author
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER
PREFACE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the paper
1.2 Purpose of the paper
1.3 Problem Identification
CHAPTER II
THEORY AND DISCUSSION
2.1 Definition of main idea
2.2 The characteristics of the main idea
CHAPTER III
CONCLUSION
3.1 Conclusion
3.2 Suggest
REFERENCES
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the paper
Reading books is one of the most important scientific activities.

Furthermore, there is actually something more important than just reading, namely
the ability to capture messages from faithful readers. In developed countries, the
ability to read and understand the text of a book gets serious attention from
parents for their sons and daughters. In contrast to countries that are not yet
developed, reading has not become a priority for them.
The low interest and ability to read in some countries, makes scientific
development and progress very slow because they are not information literate.
This problem also has an impact on the massive spread of hoax news in the
community, which is very vulnerable to conflicts which are often triggered by
misunderstandings.
One of the intended reading skills that everyone must have is how to
understand the main idea of each reading paragraph, if the reading does not
provide understanding and knowledge, is reading still important?
1.2 Purpose of the paper
The purposes of writing this paper are as follows:
1 Understanding of the main idea of a paragraph

2 Knowing the characteristics of the main idea
1.3 Problem Identification
1 What is the definition of main idea?

2 What are the characteristics of the main idea?
CHAPTER II
THEORY AND DISCUSSION
2.1 Definition of main idea
The ability to understand the main idea for some people is not an easy
thing. Why did it happen? actually there are many factors that make a person
unable to get the main sentence of a text. Some of them could be because their
reading interest is low, it could also be because they don't understand what the
main idea is or because they have limited vocabulary mastery.
In this paper the author will discuss one of these factors, namely how to
understand the main idea. This explanation will be accompanied by examples that
can help us to understand the main idea.
Well, in the book 22 Types of Texts and Learning Strategies in

SMA/SMK (2017) Kosasih explains that the main idea or main idea is the idea
that forms the basis for developing a paragraph. This means that a paragraph
cannot stand perfectly without a foundation of the main idea. More clearly, the
main idea is That you want all of your images somewhere in your sitemaps or
other definition Main idea is the author message about the topic. It is often
expressed directly or it can be implied
2.2 The characteristics of the main idea
Of the many names commonly used to refer to the main idea, we also need
to know what are the characteristics of the main idea. Because by knowing the
characteristics we can easily find the main idea we are looking for. Following are
the characteristics of the main idea:
1 Dominate the discussion in paragraphs

2 The main topic can be explained in detail through explanatory sentences
3 If it stands alone in one sentence, then the sentence still has a clear meaning
4 If it is located at the end of the paragraph (inductive paragraph), it is usually
emphasized with keywords such as 'as a conclusion', 'therefore', 'the most
important', 'so'.
After knowing the characteristics of the main idea, now is the time to
practice finding the main idea of the following paragraphs
Example:
Leadership and school improvement
There is great interest in educational leadership in the early part of the

twenty first century. This is because of the widespread belief that the quality of
leadership makes a significant difference to school and student outcomes. In many
parts of the world, including both developed and developing countries, there is
recognition that schools require effective leaders and managers if they are to
provide the best possible education for their students and learners. As the global
economy gathers pace, more governments are realising that their main assets are
their people and that remaining, or becoming, competitive depends increaseingly
on the development of a highly skilled workforce. This requires trained and
committed teachers but they, in turn, need the leadership of highly effective
principals with the support of other senior and middle managers.
From the snippet of the paragraph above, can you find out where the main
idea of the paragraph above?
Let's spread it out together, shall we!
The main sentence lies in the first sentence and the following sentences are
explanatory sentences. The paragraph above is a deductive paragraph. The main
idea of this paragraph is that leadership education has been in great demand since
the beginning of the twenty-first century.
CHAPTER III
CONCLUSION

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A PAPER

FINDING AND UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN IDEA

Prof. Dr. Didik Santoso, M.Pd

Dr. Hj. Farida Repelita Waty Kembaren, M.Hum

Ahmad Paruqi Hasiholan

STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA

Southeast Aceh, 22 September 2022

1.1 Background of the paper

Reading books is one of the most important scientific activities.

1.2 Purpose of the paper

The purposes of writing this paper are as follows:

1 Understanding of the main idea of a paragraph

1.3 Problem Identification

1 What is the definition of main idea?

2.1 Definition of main idea

Well, in the book 22 Types of Texts and Learning Strategies in

2.2 The characteristics of the main idea

1 Dominate the discussion in paragraphs

Leadership and school improvement

There is great interest in educational leadership in the early part of the

Let's spread it out together, shall we!

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