Main Ideas and Supporting Details

Morgan·

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Grade Level7th Grade

SubjectReading

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Create a resource that has students practice finding the main idea and supporting details from a text

This resource focuses on helping students identify the main idea and supporting details in various texts. It guides learners through understanding the concepts of main ideas and supporting details, using clear definitions and examples. The resource employs the 'umbrella strategy' to visualize how the main idea encompasses supporting details. Through guided practice, students engage with passages on diverse topics, utilize sentence frames for explaining their reasoning, and reflect on their confidence and understanding. The resource also includes practice tasks, guided annotations, mixed practice across text types, and a self-assessment component to reinforce the strategies learned. Additionally, it encourages students to connect their skills to real-world issues like climate change through a far transfer task, emphasizing the importance of youth in environmental action.

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Engage with Real-World Connections

Use Visual Aids for Clarity

Incorporate Collaborative Group Work

Utilize Think-Pair-Share Strategy

Scaffolded Sentence Frames

Incorporate Formative Assessments

Encourage Metacognitive Reflection

Make It Relevant and Fun

Diverse Texts for Mixed Practice

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