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Learning Objective We will determine1 the main idea. What are we going to do? What does determine mean? Determine means __________. CFU Activate Prior Knowledge What is the paragraph about? (Whiteboards) 1. Dogs come in all sizes. 2. Great Danes are very big. 3. Basset hounds are medium sized. 4. Chihuahuas are very small. Students, you already know that writing is about something. There’s a main topic or idea. Now, we will determine the main idea and explain how it is supported by key details. Make Connection 1 figure out Vocabulary

Concept Development Ask yourself What is the paragraph mostly about? • The main ideais the most important idea of a paragraph. • The main idea is often found in one sentence at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. • Key detailsare sentences that provide more information to support2 the main idea. CFU Which sentence could be a key detail of support for the main idea Floods can cause tremendous damage? How do you know? A A flood is an overflow of water that covers land. B Floods often leave mud, sand, and trash behind. “_______ is not an example of a key detail of support because____.” In your own words, what is the main idea? “The main idea is ______________.” Main Idea written Floods 1. Floods can cause tremendous damage. 2. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. 3. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. 4. Floods are caused when there is too much rain. 5. Floods are the most common disaster. 35 words Main idea not written: There are many different types of clouds. Clouds 1. Clouds are thin and light. 2. Some are puffy and white. 3. Some clouds cover the sky like a gray blanket. 4. Clouds can be a mile above the ground. 5. Sometimes clouds are actually touching the ground; we call this fog. 40 words 2 help Vocabulary

Skill Development/Guided Practice • The main ideais the most important idea of a paragraph. • The main idea is often found in one sentence at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. • Key detailsare sentences that provide more information to support the main idea. How did I/you determine the main idea? How did I/you identify key details that support the main idea? CFU Determine the main idea. 2 Read the text. Determine the main idea.(answer) Hint: What is the paragraph mostly about? Identify3 the key details that support the main idea. (underline) 1 2 3 3 Grass 1. Most people think of grass as the stuff that grows in the yard, but there are over 6,000 types of grasses around the world. 2. Wheat, rice, and other grains are grasses that feed people and animals! 3. Bamboo is a type of grass that is used to build houses, furniture, and buildings. 4. Grass is one of Earth's most useful plants. 60 words What is the main idea of the text? A There are 6,000 types of grass. B Bamboo is a strong grass. C Grass is a useful plant. 3 find Vocabulary

Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) • The main ideais the most important idea of a paragraph. • The main idea is often found in one sentence at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. • Key detailsare sentences that provide more information to support the main idea. How did I/you determine the main idea? How did I/you identify key details that support the main idea? CFU Determine the main idea. 2 Read the text. Determine the main idea.(answer) Hint: What is the paragraph mostly about? Identify the key details that support the main idea. (underline) 1 2 3 3 Acronyms 1. Many words we use everyday are acronyms. 2. An acronym is a word that is formed from the firsts letter of other words. 3. The word radar is an acronym formed from radio detecting and ranging. 4. ZIP code, is another common acronym. 5. ZIP is formed from zone improvement plan. 6. Scuba is formed from self-contained underwater breathing apparatus. 54 words What is the main idea of the text? A Acronyms make words easy. B Many words are acronyms. C Scuba is an acronym.

Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) • The main ideais the most important idea of a paragraph. • The main idea is often found in one sentence at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. • Key detailsare sentences that provide more information to support the main idea. How did I/you determine the main idea? How did I/you identify key details that support the main idea? CFU Determine the main idea. 2 Read the text. Determine the main idea.(answer) Hint: What is the paragraph mostly about? Identify the key details that support the main idea. (underline) 1 2 3 3 Captains 1. The lead pilot of a plane is called captain. 2.The captain checks everything to be sure the plane is ready to fly. 3. There could be a problem before the plane takes off. 5. Also, the captain has to figure out what to do if there is a problem while flying. 51 words What is the main idea of the text? A The captain flies the plane. B The captain makes sure the plane is safe to fly. C Flying a plane is hard.

Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) • The main ideais the most important idea of a paragraph. • The main idea is often found in one sentence at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. • Key detailsare sentences that provide more information to support the main idea. How did I/you determine the main idea? How did I/you identify key details that support the main idea? CFU Determine the main idea. 2 Read the text. Determine the main idea.(answer) Hint: What is the paragraph mostly about? Identify the key details that support the main idea. (underline) 1 2 3 3 Help Out 1. People can recycle by taking paper, glass, and plastic to recycling centers. 2. Another way to recycle is to use things over again.3. Wash out a paper cup and use it two or three times before throwing it away.4. Using reusable shopping bags at stores is recycling. 44 words What is the main idea of the text? A Wash your paper cup out. B There are many ways to recycle. C Our earth is becoming polluted.

Relevance Sample Test Question: • 1. What is the main idea of the text? • A Septem means “7” in Latin. • B Roman calendar began in March. • C September is a month. • D September was not always the 9th month of the year. • The main ideais the most important idea of a paragraph. • The main idea is often found in one sentence at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. • Key detailsare sentences that provide more information to support the main idea. Determining the main idea will help you understand what you read. 1 September September was not always the ninth month of the year. Septem is the Latin word for “seven.” In the Roman calendar, September was the seventh month of the year. This is because the Roman calendar began in March. Determining the main idea will help you do well on tests. 2 Does anyone else have another reason why it is relevant to determine the main idea? (Pair-Share) Why is it relevant to determine the main idea? You may give one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is more relevant to you? Why? CFU

The main ideais the most important idea of a paragraph. • The main idea is often found in one sentence at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. • Key detailsare sentences that provide more information to support the main idea. Skill Closure Determine the main idea. Read the text. Determine the main idea.(answer) Hint: What is the paragraph mostly about? Identify the key details that support the main idea. (underline) 1 2 3 Toys 1. Pomo Indian children of long ago had many toys. 2.They played with sticks, twigs, rocks, and shells. 3. They turned anything into toy that they found around them. 4. Pomo children had just as much fun with their found toys as the children of today have with toys from stores. 48 words Word Bank main idea determine key details identify support What is the main idea of the text? A Toys can be made of rocks. B Pomo is an Indian tribe. C Pomo Indian children had many toys. Access Common Core Why is “Pomo Indians lived in northern California” not a key detail of support for the text above. Explain. Summary Closure What did you learn today about determining the main idea? (Pair-Share) Use words from the word bank.

Independent Practice • The main ideais the most important idea of a paragraph. • The main idea is often found in one sentence at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. • Key detailsare sentences that provide more information to support the main idea. Determine the main idea. Read the text. Determine the main idea.(answer) Hint: What is the paragraph mostly about? Identify the key details that support the main idea. (underline) 1 2 3 Soccer 1. Soccer is played between two teams with eleven players each. 2. Soccer players rely on a lot of skills to be good players. 3. They learn how to dribble and pass the ball. 4. They also learn how to control the ball so they can eventually score. 5. Most importantly, soccer players learn how to work together with their teammates. 56 words What is the main idea of the text? A Soccer players learn many skills. B Soccer is played between two teams. C Soccer is a sport played with your feet.

Independent Practice (continued) • The main ideais the most important idea of a paragraph. • The main idea is often found in one sentence at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. • Key detailsare sentences that provide more information to support the main idea. Determine the main idea. Read the text. Determine the main idea.(answer) Hint: What is the paragraph mostly about? Identify the key details that support the main idea. (underline) 1 2 3 Day and Night 1. Some places around the world have days when the Sun never rises or sets. 2. The Earth spins on its axis- an imaginary line passing through the North and South Poles. 3. Earth makes about one full rotation1 every 24 hours. 4. As it rotates, the different areas of the Earth are exposed2 to the sun. 5. At any given instant, about half of Earth is being exposed to direct sunlight (day time) while the remaining half is without direct sunlight (night time). 79 words What is the main idea of the text? A We have day and night because the earth rotates. B Some places do not have day time. C Earth has an axis. 1 a complete circle 2 shown Vocabulary

Periodic Review 1 Benjamin Franklin 1. Benjamin Franklin invented many things that made life easier in the late 1700s. 2. He invented the lightning rod that saved many homes from fires. 3. He also invented the Franklin stove. 4. The stove could heat a room better than a fireplace and saved people a lot of fuel. 5. He also invented a special kind of eyeglasses called bifocals. 6. This new kind of glasses helped people to read better.7. Benjamin Franklin was the most multi-talented of the Founding Fathers. 78 words What is the main idea of the text? A Franklin invented many things. B Franklin invented a stove. C Franklin was a founding father. Access Common Core Complete the graphic organizer using the text above. (Enter sentence numbers) Main Idea: Detail 2 Detail 3 Detail 1

Periodic Review 2 What is the main idea of the first paragraph ? A Harriet Quimby was American. B Harriet Quimby achieved many firsts in flying. C Harriet Quimbly was a female pilot. Harriet Quimby 1. Harriet Quimby was the first licensed woman pilot in the United States. 2. She was also the first woman to fly across the English Channel. 3. She made that flight in 1912! 4. Flying was very dangerous back then. 5. Planes were made of not much more than paper, wire, and glue. 6. Pilots had no radios. 7. Parachutes hadn't been invented yet. 8. It took someone very brave, like Harriet Quimby, to fly those planes! 69 words What is the main idea of the second paragraph ? A Planes were made of paper. B Harriet Quimby was brave. C Flying was very dangerous in the early1900’s Access Common Core Determine if the sentence below would provide support to the main idea of the second paragraph. Explain why or why not. Harriet Quimby got her pilots license Aug. 1, 1911. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Periodic Review 3 Harriet Tubman 1. Harriet Tubman was an African American born into slavery in the 1800s. 2. During the 1800s, states in the northern United States outlawed slavery. 3. Slaves would try to escape to the North using the Underground Railroad. 4. This wasn't a real railroad. 5. It was a number of safe homes (called stations) that hid slaves as they traveled north. 6.The people that helped the slaves were called conductors. 7. Slaves would move from station to station at night, hiding in the woods or sneaking onto trains until they finally reached the North and freedom. 8. Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroad's "conductors." 9. During a ten-year span she made 19 trips into the South and helped over 300 slaves to freedom. 117 words What is the main idea of the second paragraph? A Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland. B Harriet Tubman was a famous conductor. C The Underground Railroad was a system slaves used to escape the South. Access Common Core Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to the above question? A In the 1800s states in the northern United States outlawed slavery. B Slaves would try to escape to the North using the Underground Railroad. C This wasn't a real railroad. Chris determined the main idea of the third paragraph was “Harriet Tubman is a well-known Underground Railroad conductor.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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What are we going to do? What does determine mean? Determine means __________.