Friendship Collegiate Academy

Determining the Main or Central Idea of a Text(1.20.2012)

Facilitators:Ms. Jennifer Poisson, Instructional CoachMs. Monica Taylor, Lower School Principal

Ms. Donnita Davis-Thomas, Assistant Principal

Ms. Peggy Jones, Head PrincipalMs. Kathryn Procope, Upper School PrincipalMs. Monica Taylor, Lower School Principal

Do-Now:

What do you think are the correct answers to the multiple choice questions? Also, what skills are necessary to answer them?

P.D.CONSISTENCY!

Sign in, and note arrival

time.

Always bring your lap top.

Everyone’s input is valued.

Everyone has room to grow.

Survey Monkey is a

must.

Exit slips indicate Mission

Accomplished!

Turn all cell phones to vibrate.

Remain respectful

and 100% on task!

Teach an applicable strategy.

Reminder: Make sure you’ve signed in!!!

AgendaDetermining the Main or Central Idea of a Text

Sign-In & Do Now 05 min.

Anticipated Outcome(s) 01 min.

Main Idea and the DC-CAS 05 min.

Introducing Strategy #1 05 min.

Modeling Two-column notes 10

min.

Practice with a text 15 min.Introducing Strategy #2 05 min.

Modeling Name It, Verb It, Big Idea 05 min.

Practice with a text 15 min.

Peer Evaluation 05 min.

Exit Slip 05 min.

Total Meeting Time: 76 min.

Anticipated Outcomes

TWBAT organize main ideas and supporting details by applying the two-columned note-making strategy to a text.

TWBAT produce the central idea of a text by applying the Name It, Verb It, Big Idea structure.

Main Idea and the DC-CAS

Standards:10. IT-E.1. Summarize the purpose and main ideas in passages; distinguish between a summary and a critique. 10. IT-E.3.  Describe the controlling idea or specific purpose of passages and paragraphs, and determine the essential elements that elaborate it.  CC.9-10.R.I.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. CC.9-10.R.L.2 Key Ideas and Details: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

 

Main Idea and the DC-CAS

Question Stems:

*This excerpt is mostly about . . . * Based on the article, explain the characteristics of

_________that have enabled them to _________ . Support your answer with relevant and specific details from the article. 

* What main point is supported by ? * Read the sentence from in the box below. [sentence]* Which of these sentences best restates the idea in the

sentence?

Two-column notes

Topic: ________________________

Main idea *Important detail *Sub-point

*Important detail

Main idea *Important detail*Important detail

*Sub-point

Rule of 5

Note-making, not note-taking

*Students’ notes for each bullet should not exceed 5 words.

Scaffolding Tip: Practice with Vocab First

Practice: *Radiation- energy that is given off by the

sun, certain kinds of rocks, man-made machines, and more; some radiation is helpful, some is not

*Skirmish- a minor battle, often a fight between small groups of advanced or outlying units

Scaffolding Tip #2: Move to an easier text

Partner Practice: 1. We will practice the first paragraphs

together for “Can Cell Phones Cause Cancer?”

2. Then, you will create 2-columned notes for the remaining part of the text.

3. Stop, compare, and discuss your formatting with your partner.

**Did you both use the Rule of 5?

Constructing the Central Idea:Name It, Verb It, BIG Idea

Name It Verb It Big Picture

Title and Author OR Subject

Verb describing what the “name it” is doing

describes, argues, instructs, reveals, outlines, illustrates, shows, conveys, explains...

5-20 words capturing the big picture, or key idea text focuses

Examples of Central Idea and Main Idea

Name It Verb It Big Picture

In The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins

describes the conflicts Katniss Evergreen faces when selected to be one of 24 youths to fight one another to the death.

Name It Verb It Big Picture

Colonization alters the cultural framework of a nation.

Now You Try!

1. Take a look at your two-columned notes

for “Can Cell Phones Cause Cancer?”

2. Using the Name It, Verb It, Big Picture structure

◦Create a main idea for paragraph 3◦Create a central idea for the entire text

Peer Evaluation

Criteria for SuccessThe central or main idea includes…

a complete sentence. a clear title and author if it’s a central

idea, and a clear subject if it’s a main idea.

an appropriate verb. a big picture that accurately captures the

overall focus of the text.

Exit Slip: Independent Practice with Our Strategies

1. Create two-columned notes for the identified portion of your text.

2. Then, write a main idea of the paragraph.

3. Reflection ?s: Do you feel like this strategy will work with your students, why or why not?