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.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Identify the implied or explicit main idea of a text.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Most texts have a main idea, or most important message.
- An author can choose to state the main idea in the text or provide clues through details in the text to imply the main idea.
Vocabulary
- Implied main idea
- Explicit main idea
- Literary text
- Informational text
