Students first read a nonfiction level L article about national parks. The article was a lower reading level so students didn't have to struggle with the words and were free to think of the content as they tried to figure out the main idea of the last section- Many Activities.
We have been practicing finding main idea and details of a non-fiction paragraph. Often, the main idea is the first or last sentence of a paragraph, bust sometimes the main idea is unstated and the reader has to put the details together to figure out the main idea. The main idea is what the whole paragraph is about and the details support that main idea and are more specific. We discussed the importance of authors using main ideas and details to help organize the book or article. Without this organization, the text would skip around all over the place and be very difficult to follow!
Students first read a nonfiction level L article about national parks. The article was a lower reading level so students didn't have to struggle with the words and were free to think of the content as they tried to figure out the main idea of the last section- Many Activities.
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