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.
- A summary is a short statement explaining the main point or most important details of presented information.
- Writing skills.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Identify the implied or explicit main idea of a text.
- Write a summary stating the implied and/or explicit main idea(s) 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.
- They can demonstrate their comprehension of the text by writing a summary that explains the main idea(s).
Vocabulary
- Summarize
- Implied main idea
- Explicit main idea
