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Hoofdgedachte

Op het examen wordt vaak gevraagd naar de hoofdgedachte van een tekst.

De hoofdgedachte is de belangrijkste 'gedachte' van de tekst, of waar de tekst over gaat. Soms wordt gevraagd naar de belangrijkste gedachte van de gehele tekst, maar je krijgt ook veel vragen over de hoofdgedachte van een deel van de tekst (van één alinea bijvoorbeeld).

De hoofdgedachte is dus het allerbelangrijkste waar de tekst over gaat.

Om die hoofdgedachte te vinden kun je kijken naar de titel en naar de eerste en laatste zin van de alinea (daar staat vaak belangrijke informatie in). Ook kun je jezelf afvragen "waar gaat de tekst over?" en "wat wil de auteur zeggen met deze tekst?" 

Maak de oefeningen.

We need a new Bond

I have never read a more self-serving and annoying interview than last week's with Daniel Craig. The actor playing Bond talks himself up with every word uttered but makes no mention, of course, of recent release 'Dream House' ─ surely a contender for The Worst Film Ever Made. Craig is a charmless individual with insincere eyes. Bond? Yuck! The filmmakers will need every penny of the £200 million they are spending on the next Bond movie to make Craig look half acceptable.

Patricia Moriarty
Time Out, 2011


What is the point made by Patricia Moriarty in her letter?

Rebels without a cause
based on an article by Gabrielle Carey

1 GRAFFITI is everywhere: on trains, walls, telegraph poles, billboards, fences and desktops. The most important part of being a graffitist is the tag. Millions upon millions are spent on removing the "vandalism" of graffiti but no one has asked why the tag is so significant. Living in an age where brands are everything – where names such as Apple, Bulgari, Nike and Gucci have an almost mystical power (as though, if we were to invoke the names often enough, we might suddenly find ourselves levitating above the mere mortals that surround us), surely we cannot find it surprising that young people feel the urgency to brand themselves.

What is the main point made in paragraph 1?

Retweet
ON 18 September Alastair Campbell retweeted the following from broadcaster Robert Peston: "At @speakrs4schools we want great work experience to go to kids on merit, not connections. Click here to learn more."

The following day saw publication of the latest batch of Campbell's diaries ─ in which the former Downing Street communications chief reveals that in December 2005 he secured work experience for his son Rory at Manchester United through his friendship with the club's manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

Private Eye, 2017

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