What are the four steps to finding the main idea?

Read the story, and pay attention to the plot and story elements.

Ask yourself “What do people learn from reading this story?” (That's the theme!)

Turn the theme into a question.

Answer the question. The answers are the supporting details! (Which leads to citing evidence!)

Explanation:

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today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).