Main+Idea

=-Main Idea Map = = = =- The students will use the leveled reader, __ The Sun. __ After reading __The Sun__, the students will work on the determining importance through finding the main idea of different sections. As a whole group we will fill out the main idea mind map for the entire text. I will model how to do the with the entire class. After we have thought through finding the main idea as a class I will split the class into small groups. Each small group (of 4-5 students) will be assigned a section in the reading. Every student will fill out the main idea map as they work together as a team to find the supporting details of their section and then eventually the main idea in 10 words or less. I will circulate around the classroom to be sure that they students are working effectively as a team and moving toward finding the importance of their section or the main idea. = = = =- [|Main Idea online activity for students] =