CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
1. Determine the Central or Main Idea
2. Provide an Accurate Summary
1. Determine the Central or Main Idea
- Lesson on Identifying Key Concepts (Teaching Channel)
- Lesson with Examples for Finding the Main Idea and Supporting Details
- Finding the Main Idea in Informational Texts
- Nonfiction Reading Strategies - Before, During, and After Reading
- Partner Activity for Identifying Main Ideas When Reading in Content Areas
- K-W-L Creator
- Strategies for Finding the Main Idea
- Social Studies Skills Tutor - Finding the Central Idea
- Use Wordle or Tagxedo to create word clouds to view prominent vocabulary in a selection.
2. Provide an Accurate Summary
- Lesson on Summarizing Strategies
- Lesson for Summarizing the Central Idea with the Declaration of Independence
- Lesson on the GIST Summary Strategy
- Lesson with Examples on Summarizing
- Summarizing Nonfiction Text
- Summarize an Historical Text
- Summarizing Strategies
- Forty-Six Strategies for Summarization, Vocabulary, etc., with Organizers
- Summary Frames for Main Idea/Details, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, etc.
- Marzano Summary Frames
- More Summary Frames
- Predicting and Summarizing Strategies
- Summarizing Fiction and Nonfiction Texts
- Graphic Organizers for Summarization
- Scholastic Summary Graphic Organizer
- Reporter's Questions Organizer
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