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CommonLit

Common Lit: President Obama's National Address to America's Schoolchildren

For Students 5th - 6th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Determine the Central Idea: Human Impacts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students will learn how to identify the central idea of a text about human impacts by examining key details.
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Unit Plan
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Central Idea and Evidence: Sea Turtle Nesting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students practice finding the central idea and summary of a nonfiction piece about sea turtle nesting.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Analyze Controlling Idea or Thesis, Purpose, and Textual Elements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Analyze the controlling idea and the specific purpose of the text, identifying the textual elements that support that purpose including the most important details. RI.9-10.2 central idea/summary [Unarchived version is accessible by TX...
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Multiple Sources: Climate Change and Mummies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this science-themed literacy lesson, students learn how to identify the central idea and key details in an article about ancient mummies.