ELA21.5.22

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 5

ELA21.5.22
Determine the implied and/or explicit main idea in literary and informational texts.

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

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