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We will identify 1 the main topic.

Learning Objective. We will identify 1 the main topic. What are we going to do? What does identify mean? Identify means ________. CFU. Activate Prior Knowledge. Look at the pictures below. What are all of these people doing?.

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We will identify 1 the main topic.

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  1. Learning Objective We will identify1 the main topic. What are we going to do? What does identify mean? Identify means ________. CFU Activate Prior Knowledge Look at the pictures below. What are all of these people doing? Students, you already know how to identify the topic (who or what something is about) of a group of pictures. Now, we will identify the main topic of text. Make Connection 1 find (synonym) Vocabulary

  2. Concept Development • The topicis who or what the text is about. • The main topic is the most important idea of the text. • The main topic is supported by key details. • One sentence is used to tell the main topic. Hint: Ask yourself: What are most of the sentences about? CFU Which sentence below might be a main topic? How do you know? A Animals need many things to live. B Animals need water to live. C To stay alive animals need shelter. In your own words, what is the main topic? The main topic is ___________. Topic: Plants Main topic: Plants have many parts. Concept Demo Not examples of the main topic: Plants have stems. Plants can have flowers.

  3. Concept Development (Clarification and CFU) • The topicis who or what the text is about. • The main topic is the most important idea of the text. • One sentence is used to tell the main topic. Back to Concept Dev Plants have Plants have many parts. leaves stems roots flowers Plants have leaves. Plants have stems. Some plants have flowers. Plants have roots.

  4. Skill Development/Guided Practice • The topicis who or what the text is about. • The main topic is the most important idea of the text. • The main topic is supported by key details. • One sentence is used to tell the main topic. How did I/you identify the main topic? CFU Identify the main topic. 2 Read the text. Ask yourself, what is the most important idea. Hint: Use the underlined key details to help you. Identify the main topic. (circle) 1 a 2 Deserts 1. Deserts are very dry places. 2. Deserts get less than 10 inches of rain each year. 3. Some deserts are so dry that the plants there go without water for years. 29 words Solving Math Problems 1 What am I trying to find? 2 What do I know about this idea? 3 What amounts do I know? 4 Solve the problem or answer the question. 5 Did I answer all parts of the question?

  5. Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) • The topicis who or what the text is about. • The main topic is the most important idea of the text. • The main topic is supported by key details. • One sentence is used to tell the main topic. How did I/you identify the main topic? CFU Identify the main topic. 2 Read the text. Ask yourself, what is the most important idea. Hint: Use the underlined key details to help you. Identify the main topic. (circle) 1 a 2 Firefighters 1. Firefighters help the community. 2. Firefighters rush to put out fires. 3.They run into dangerous places to save people. 4. Firefighters teach people how to be safe with fire. 25 words Solving Math Problems 1 What am I trying to find? 2 What do I know about this idea? 3 What amounts do I know? 4 Solve the problem or answer the question. 5 Did I answer all parts of the question?

  6. Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) How did I/you know what I/you was trying to find? What did I/you know about this idea? How did I/you know what words or information was given? How did I/you know if the answer made sense? How did I/you determine if the question has been answered? CFU 1 2 3 Read the passage. Then, use details from the text to select the main topic below. 4 Benjamin Franklin 1. Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor2. 2. He invented Franklin stove. 3. The stove could heat a room and keep people warm. 4. Benjamin Franklin invented a special kind of glasses. 5. These glasses helped people to read better. 34 words 5 Solving Math Problems 1 What am I trying to find? 2 What do I know about this idea? 3 What amounts do I know? 4 Solve the problem or answer the question. 5 Did I answer all parts of the question? The main topic is: A Benjamin Franklin worked a lot. B Benjamin Franklin invented glasses. C Benjamin Franklin invented helpful things. 2 person who makes things Vocabulary

  7. Skill Development/Guided Practice (continued) How did I/you know what I was trying to find? How did I/you know about this idea? How did I/you know what information was given? How did I/you answer the question? How did I/you determine if the question has been answered? CFU 1 2 3 Read the passage. Then, use details from the text to select the main topic below. 4 Answering ELA Questions 1 Determine what the question or prompt is asking. 2 Determine the ELA concept required. 3 Read the text to determine relevant information. 4 Answer the question. 5 Re-read the directions to determine if you answered all parts of the question. 5 Trains 1. Trains are used for transportation3. 2. Freight trains move cargo4 from one place to another. 3. Passenger trains take people where they need to go. 4. The subway is a type of underground train that takes people to places in a city. 34 words The main topic is: A Trains carry people. B Trains are used for moving people and things. C Trains work on tracks. 3 moving things 4 supplies, things for sale Vocabulary

  8. Relevance • The topicis who or what the text is about. • The main topic is the most important idea of the text. • The main topic is supported by key details. • One sentence is used to tell the main topic. • Identifying the main topic can help you tell someone what you read about. 1 Does anyone else have another reason why it is relevant to identify the main topic? (Pair-Share) Why is it relevant to identify the main topic? You may give me my reason or one of your own. CFU

  9. The topicis who or what the text is about. • The main topic is the most important idea of the text. • The main topic is supported by key details. • One sentence is used to tell the main topic. Identify the main topic. Skill Closure Read the text. Ask yourself, what is the most important idea. Hint: Use the underlined key details to help you. Identify the main topic. (answer) 1 a 2 Word Bank main topicimportant idea Tools Help 1. We use tools to do a job. 2. A ruler is a tool. 3. We use it to measure. 4. A pencil is a tool. 5. We use it to write. 27 words Access Common Core Tony thinks the main topic for the above text is A ruler is a tool. Why is Tony incorrect? Tony is incorrect because __________________________________. A ruler is a tool is not the most important idea about tools Summary Closure What did you learn today about identifying the main topic? (Pair-Share) Use words from the word bank.

  10. Independent Practice • The topicis who or what the text is about. • The main topic is the most important idea of the text. • The main topic is supported by key details. • One sentence is used to tell the main topic. Identify the main topic. Read the text. Ask yourself, what is the most important idea. Hint: Use the underlined key details to help you. Identify the main topic. (answer) 1 a 2 Benjamin Franklin 1. Benjamin Franklin loved to write.  2. When he was twenty-two, he started a newspaper.  3. He wrote a book called Poor Richard’s Almanac. 4. His book had information about the weather. 29 words

  11. Independent Practice (continued) • The topicis who or what the text is about. • The main topic is the most important idea of the text. • The main topic is supported by key details. • One sentence is used to tell the main topic. Identify the main topic. Read the text. Ask yourself, what is the most important idea. Hint: Use the underlined key details to help you. Identify the main topic. (answer) 1 a 2 Deserts 1. People think deserts are hot places. 2. Deserts can also be cold. 3. The Gobi desert in Asia is a cold desert. 4. Antarctica is a cold desert too. 5. Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. 33 words The main topic is: A Antarctica is a cold desert. B Deserts can be cold. C Deserts are hot places.

  12. Periodic Review 1 Circle the main topic. Access Common Core Main topic: Apatosauruses were big. Underline words in the text that help you know the main topic.   Apatosaurus 1. Apatosaurus (ah pahtuh SORE uss) was a really big dinosaur! 2. It is one of the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived. 3. It was as long as a basketball court! 4. Each leg was taller than a man. 31 words

  13. Periodic Review 2 Circle the main topic. A A farm is home to many animals. B Farms grow crops. C Horses live on farms. Access Common Core Reggie thinks the main topic is Pigs live on a Farm. Why is Reggie incorrect? Explain your answer. Reggie is incorrect because____________________________. Pigs live on a farm is not the most important idea.

  14. Periodic Review 3 Circle the main topic. Roses 1. There are many kinds of roses. 2. Climbing roses grow tall and in many directions. 3.Hybrid tea roses come in many colors. 4. Garden roses smell really good. 5. Standard roses have little to no smell. 33 words Access Common Core Identify which sentences could be added to the paragraph Roses. Hint: Sentence will support the main topic.

  15. EDI – Cognitive, Teaching, and English Learner Strategies Cognitive Strategies Teaching Strategies Language Strategies Content Access Strategies

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