Thursday, April 10, 2014

Main Idea Lesson, will be re-worked

Schuyler School
Teacher- Joanna Alemany
8th Grade ELA
Date(s):3/10
Lesson:Summarizing the main idea.
Class Length: 84 mins
Objectives:
Students will know and be able to identify how to summarize the main idea.
CCS:








Accommodations:

  • Extended Time
  • Preferential Seating
  • Instructional Assistance
  • Grade Adjustment
  • Other

Homework:

Do Now:
How do you decide whether you would like to watch a movie or a TV show?
(Examples of main ideas: coming attractions, back of the movie, title of episodes.)

Instruction:
What does it mean to summarize?
How can we tell what a main idea is?
Article will be on desk, students will begin reading popcorn style using the Lemov strategy,(rinse lather repeat.
Assigned groups of 2

Guided Practice:
Students will call out the number 1 or 2 going down the line. Students will break off into groups.
In groups, skim and scan the reading, answer the questions in the packet.
return to seats, students will write a summary in which they reference important details from the article.


Closing:
Who can tell me what a main idea is?

Who can summarize the reading or read their paragraph?

Why do you need to know this?
-You need to know how to read and understand texts enough to summarize what is important about the reading.

Assessment:
Collect packet, teacher observation.




What does the title tell us about the article?

Pause between paragraphs to check for understanding.





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