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Grade 6, Reading and Literature Standard #: 2.12 Identify main idea. Recognize the main idea in a paragraph or passage(s). Identify best topic/title. Determine subject of passage. Identify author’s purpose. AHSGE Standard II - The student will interpret passages taken from textual, functional, and recreational reading material.

Lesson Plans: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Alabama Lesson Plans User-friendly "Search" feature PDF document Summary, Note Taking, Main Idea, and Detail Various activities from note taking Teachers’ Handbook of Lesson Plans Main idea lesson plans geared toward GED students that appropriate for middle school students. "Unforgettable Character" Students will recognize the main idea of a story, understand unfamiliar words in context, make inferences, and integrate information from outside the passage.

Resources: Finding the Main Idea Interactive Activity Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) For non-speaking ESL students, see Language Guide for an on-line picture dictionary with pronunciations for English practice. See Logos Translator Site or Universal Dictionary for translation resources. (I, T) Students complete activity at Main Idea Activity to practice selecting the most important information in a reading. They may also use Tips for Summaries. (I, T) Students complete a graphic organizer listing the topic sentence and supporting sentences of a given paragraph. (I, T) See also Reading Lesson for ESL for a complete lesson plan.
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