Lesson Plan

Summarizing and Sorting Details from an Informational Text: Identifying the Main Idea

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Scholars participate in two activities that teach them to identify the main idea and key supporting details in informational text. Partners create a visual that reflects the main idea and key supporting details in an informational text to demonstrate what they have learned.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Include the lesson in a unit study of A Raisin in the Sun
  • Before the lesson, cut the paragraph into sentence strips and laminate them to permit reuse
Classroom Considerations
  • The lesson is appropriate for any informational text
  • Projection equipment is required for the PowerPoint
  • Preparation includes making copies
Pros
  • Teacher notes offer additional scaffolding for the lesson
  • Links are provided that detail the various learning strategies used in the lesson
Cons
  • None
Common Core