The purpose of this lesson is to enable students to determine the main idea of a passage or selection of text from both informational and literary sources and identify topic sentences and supporting details within the same passage/selection so that they are able to read and comprehend main ideas and details in documents (i.e. newspaper articles, job or loan contracts/agreements, job descriptions, etc.) encountered in everyday, real-life situations.
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Differentiate between literary and informational texts
Determine the main idea(s) of a passage/excerpt
Recognize the topic sentence of a passage/excerpt
Identify details that support the main idea of a passage/ excerpt
Complete a concept web
Student Target
“I can determine the main idea and identify supporting details and place them correctly in a concept web.”
CCR Standards
Reading
Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)
Speaking and Listening
Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
Lead CCR Level Specific Standards
Reading Anchor 2: Level C
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text. (RI.4.2)
Speaking and Listening Anchor 5: Level C
Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
Reading Anchor 2: Level D
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. (RI/RL.6.2)
Speaking and Listening Anchor 5: Level D
Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.
Supporting CCR Level Specific Standards
KYAE Employability Standards
E.1 Effectively contribute to a team through cooperation, leadership, and giving and accepting critical feedback to work toward a common goal.
E.7 Accurately analyze information and respond appropriately.
E.8 Interact with others in a professional manner.
