Middle School Main Idea and Supporting Details Passage Worksheets
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Looking for fun ELA worksheets for middle school? History of Hip hop is the solution! Based on our history rap song, these activities will keep your students engaged using song lyrics while they practice a variety of skills. Easily incorporate them into independent reading activities or complete thePrice $10.50Original Price $15.50Save $5.00
Learning Objective
Students will learn to identify the main idea and details in a nonfiction text.
Description
These middle school nonfiction main idea and supporting details passage worksheets are based on our pre-Hip Hop history, rap song and include multiple-choice questions, a graphic organizer, and a discussion activity.
Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to identify the main idea and its supporting details for various sections of the lyrics as detailed below.
The song for this activity explores the real-life story of Bill who witnessed how community groups and gangs in the Bronx influenced the birth of Hip Hop and rap music.
*Listen to the song with the video preview above!*
This resource includes:
- the song lyrics for use as a reading passage
- a YouTube link to listen to the song with subtitles for students
- a main idea and supporting details, graphic organizer writing activity with 3 sections
- 6 multiple-choice, identify the main idea questions with the answer key
- 3 multiple-choice, identify the supporting details questions with the answer key
- a "Main Idea on Beast Mode!" challenge activity where students will identify the main idea of the entire song using their main idea and supporting details graphic organizer
- a Turn and Talk, discussion and writing activity where students discuss how music influences youth and their community
How to use this resource:
- Read and discuss the "What's the Main Idea?" section of the activity on page 1 with students.
- Have students preview the song lyrics on pages 3 and 4 to understand how the song lyrics are sectioned.
- Play the song and have students follow along with the lyrics.
- Pause the song after Verse 1A is finished
- Complete the graphic organizer on page 1 together as a class for Verse 1A as a practice activity. Ask students for supporting details to complete the graphic organizer. Brainstorm together as a class to summarize the main idea as one sentence based on the chosen supporting details.
- Play the remainder of the song and have students complete the remaining graphic organizer activities. Review student answers as a class when students are finished.
- Have students complete the remaining activities listed above independently. Review as needed or refer students to the instructions on page 1 for help.
- The answer key is located at the end of the document.
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