• Recognize the main idea in a paragraph or passage(s)
  NOTE: Main idea may include topic, subject, theme, central thought or message, lesson or moral, thesis, and author’s purpose and/or point of view

Exploring Disability Using Multimedia and the B-D-A Reading Strategy
In this lesson, students apply the B-D-A (before-during-after) reading comprehension strategy as they explore varied aspects of disability by investigating rich, interactive multimedia resources.

Getting the Main Ideas
Student outline the main ideas of a lecture.

Read On--Experiences with Literature that Has Changed Us
After creating and sharing individual timelines of their own histories as readers, students write an essay on a chosen book.

Comprehension Check
This activity teaches students to read actively by providing a framework for their reading. Using their “skimming and scanning” skills, students use post-it notes.

Critical Reading: Two Stories, Two Authors, Same Plot?
Many students often lack critical thinking skills to be able to analyze what they read. This lesson encourages students to read and respond critically to two different pieces of literature with the same title. Students make predictions about the stories and analyze the story elements (i.e., characters, plot, conflict, and resolution). They then compare and contrast the different stories, distinguish between fact and opinion, and draw conclusions supported by evidence from their readings.
 

Suggestions for English Language Learners:

ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B) Students draw pictures of characters or events in the story. 
(I, T) Students complete a graphic organizer listing the topic sentence and supporting sentences of a given paragraph.
 

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