Middle School Main Idea and Supporting Details Worksheets with Passages
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Are you looking for engaging, middle school main idea and supporting details worksheets with passages? Rap songs are your solution!
Based on history rap songs, these activities will keep your students' attention using song lyrics while they practice main idea and details skills. Easily incorporate them into independent activities or complete them together as a class lesson.
Students will listen to the songs then use the song lyrics as reading passages to complete the activities detailed below.
What teachers like you had to say:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Used this with an 8th-grade student working on main ideas, kept him engaged and he was able to complete the task!" – Karise E.
These activities are:
- no prep to save you time
- super simple and easy to use
- with high-interest reading passages based on clean, school-appropriate rap songs!
Listen to the songs with subtitles using the links below. (Click here if you have trouble viewing the videos.)
A mix of fun topics that kids will love!
These passages and songs cover:
- a comparison of a popular kids' movie and the original Ballad of Mulan that inspired the film
- the history of Hip Hop and rap music
- the legend of "Molly Pitcher," a woman who fought in the American Revolution
- the life and contributions of Sacagawea
- and Veterans Day that explores the holiday's history and significance from a veteran's perspective
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Students and I both enjoyed using this resource! Cannot wait to use more of these resources! Students were very much engaged!" – Sarah D.
A variety of reading activities with the answer keys!
This bundle includes everything listed below. Click the links above for more details.
- the song lyrics for use as a reading passage
- main idea and supporting details, graphic organizers
- 6 multiple-choice, identify the main idea questions with the answer key per passage
- 3 multiple-choice, identify the supporting details questions with the answer key per passage
- "Main Idea on Beast Mode!" challenge activities where students will identify the main idea of the entire song using their main idea and supporting details graphic organizers
- "Turn and Talk" activities that challenge students to discuss each reading passage.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Great for my tough class that relates to music." – Brandi F.
How to use these activities:
*Note: We recommend beginning with the Molly Pitcher main idea activity as it includes a guided, practice activity.
- 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 practice question on page 1 together as a class for Verse 1A using the graphic organizer on page 2. 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 on page 9.
- Students may then complete the "Turn and Talk" activities. Students may work in groups or individually for this activity.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Thank you for the great resource!" – SAMI Academy.
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