How to Teach Main Idea & Key Details for High School Reading Skills
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- Do your students struggle with reading comprehension and are unable to determine main idea of a text? Teach students how to annotate and apply these critical reading skills from any text with this NO PREP digital and interactive main idea lesson that includes a teacher video, examples, and directionPrice $6.00Original Price $8.99Save $2.99
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Do your students struggle with determining main idea and key details? Teach students how to apply these critical reading skills from any text with this NO PREP digital and interactive lesson that includes a teacher video, examples, and directions.
This main idea and key details lesson focuses on reading and writing skills by providing students with an anchor chart that likens main idea to a concrete idea and gives steps to students on how to determine the main idea. Main Idea and Details Answer Key Example given for teachers to use with a provided article on social media use.
This resource includes a graphic organizer for students to use when determining main idea and a checklist for writing their main idea with key details. Expectations can be edited to provide opportunities for differentiation. Resource also includes the anchor charts and graphic organizer in black and white for easier visibility and print use. This can be used for your students in high school, middle school, or upper elementary school.
Teacher slides include a teacher video, suggestions for texts or where to find texts, directions on how to teach, and a completed sample example appropriate for high school and middle school students. (Article, graphic organizer filled out and main idea already written - perfect for independent work, centers, or interventions).
INCLUDED:
20 Slides:
- 2 Anchor Charts on slides + 2 Anchor Charts for print (Black & White)
- 1 Graphic Organizer on slides + 1 Black & White for Print
- Editable Checklist for Writing Main Idea Expectations
- Article to use with High Schoolers for the example
- Main Idea and Details Answer Key Example
- Example completed Main Idea Writing Task
- Instructions on How to Use - Teacher Slide
- Video for Teachers
- Optional Text Suggestions for elementary, middle, and high school
HOW TO USE:
Please see the slides for directions and teacher video on how to use with students
NOTES FOR USE:
- Introduce the skill, model for students, practice together, and then allow independent practice
- Take your students from dependent learners to independent learners by teaching them the skill of determining main idea.
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