Reading 7 th Agenda, Sept. 26 & 27, 2012

1. Reading 7th Agenda, Sept. 26 & 27, 2012 • 1st: Retrievewarm-up, open ticket container. • 2nd: (Hand in reading log for last week, if you have not done so already. This Friday is your last chance.) • 3rd : Write HW in Agenda: - • Read out loud to adult- 10 minutes. • Fill out reading log with adult. DUE NEXT MONDAY! • (Bring in silent reading book.) • 4th : Begin Warm-up • No warm-up.

2. Reading, 2nd Period, Sept. 26 & 27, 2012 • View a video • In groups of 2-3 people, read article from Action Magazine: Blind Leap following the reading process as we have learned it. After reading each section (taking turns) , and stopping after each one, discuss the stated or unstated main ideas and details given in each. • Each student will independently complete a packet to include a graphic organizer on the main idea and details of the article, MC-type comprehension questions, and a chart to include clues from the story and an inference that is made from each set of clues.

3. Main Idea and Supporting Details • Look at the tree below. A main idea is like the trunk of the tree. Each supporting detail is like a root of the tree. Main idea Details

4. Main Idea and Supporting Details • The main idea is the most important idea in a text or story. • It may be clearly stated, • or you may have to figure out the main idea from the information given.

5. Main Idea and Supporting Details Read this paragraph. Dolphin are very smart animals. They even have their own language. They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts. Scientists have been studying dolphin language. They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. In this case the main idea is clearly stated. Which sentence gives us the main idea?

6. Main Idea and Supporting Details Read this paragraph. Dolphin are very smart animals. They even have their own language. They talk to each other with clicks, whistles, and grunts. Scientists have been studying dolphin language. They hope that in the future, people and dolphins will be able to talk to each other. In this case the main idea is clearly stated. Often times it is the first sentence or the last sentence of a paragraph. Or the first section or last section of a story or article. Which sentence is it in this paragraph?

7. Main Idea and Supporting Details Other times you may have to figure out the main idea from the information given It is unstated. Read this paragraph. When winter approaches, some animals migrate to warmer areas. Other animals hibernate, taking a deep snooze until spring. Other animals or birds just fluff up their fur or feathers to deal with cold weather. Some small animals, like bees, huddle into a tight ball to keep each other warm. What is the unstated main idea?

8. Main Idea and Supporting Details Read this paragraph. When winter approaches, some animals migrate to warmer areas. Other animals hibernate, taking a deep snooze until spring. Other animals or birds just fluff up their fur or feathers to deal with cold weather. Some small animals, like bees, huddle into a tight ball to keep each other warm. What is the unstated main idea? Did you come up with some thing like: Different animals do different things to stay warm in the winter months.

9. Main Idea and Supporting Details • A main idea needs supporting details. Supporting details give more information about the main idea.

10. Main Idea and Supporting Details Read this paragraph. Some sea slugs protect themselves by staying hidden in rocks or coral reefs. Other sea slugs imitate the colors and shapes of their surroundings so their enemies can’t see them. Some sea slugs protect themselves by giving off a stinky smell or an ink cloud when they are frightened. 1st : Look for a sentence that tells the main idea of the passage. (Remember there may not be one if it is unstated.)

11. Main Idea and Supporting Details Read this paragraph. Some sea slugs protect themselves by staying hidden in rocks or coral reefs. Other sea slugs imitate the colors and shapes of their surroundings so their enemies can’t see them. Some sea slugs protect themselves by giving off a stinky smell or an ink cloud when they are frightened. 2nd: In this case the main idea is unstated, so you will have to make up your own sentence to explain the main idea.

12. Main Idea and Supporting Details Read this paragraph. Some sea slugs protect themselves by staying hidden in rocks or coral reefs. Other sea slugs imitate the colors and shapes of their surroundings so their enemies can’t see them. Some sea slugs protect themselves by giving off a stinky smell or an ink cloud when they are frightened. Did you come up with something like this? Sea slugs protect themselves in various ways.

13. Main Idea and Supporting Details Read this paragraph. Some sea slugs protect themselves by staying hidden in rocks or coral reefs. Other sea slugs imitate the colors and shapes of their surroundings so their enemies can’t see them. Some sea slugs protect themselves by giving off a stinky smell or an ink cloud when they are frightened. 3rd: Look for supporting details. These are bits of information that tell more about the main idea.

14. Main Idea and Supporting Details Read this paragraph. Some sea slugs protect themselves by staying hidden in rocks or coral reefs. Other sea slugs imitate the colors and shapes of their surroundings so their enemies can’t see them. Some sea slugs protect themselves by giving off a stinky smell or an ink cloud when they are frightened. 3rd: Supporting details: Some hide in rock and coral reefs Some imitate the colors and shapes of their surroundings. Some give off a stinky odor.

15. Main Idea and Supporting Details If time remains read The Reader’s Handbook, pgs. 50 – 54. Activity: Student Application Book, pgs. 15 – 18.