ELA21.3.19

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 3

ELA21.3.19
Determine the explicit or implied main idea and supporting details of a text.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

The main idea is the most important idea presented in the text.
Sometimes an author will clearly state the main idea, while other times an author will merely suggest the main idea.
The supporting details explain the main idea or provide more information about the main idea.

Skills

Students are able to:

Identify the main idea in of a text.
Determine if the main idea is explicitly stated or implies.
Identify the supporting details of a text.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Literary and informational texts have a main idea, or most important message, and supporting details, which provide more information about the main idea.
An author can choose to state the main idea in the text or provide clues to imply the main idea.
A text usually just has one main idea, but multiple supporting details.

Vocabulary

Explicit main idea
Implied main idea
Supporting details

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