Main Idea and Supporting Details

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Main IdeaandSupporting Details
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Lets test your memory

• Read the passage below.
• Water is an important resource. Not only is it
  important to people, it is also important to all
  living creatures. Fish need water to swim.
  Animals need water to drink. Plants need water
  to grow. Every living thing needs water. It is
  too important to waste.

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• Which is the main idea of the passage?
• You should not let the water run while brushing
  your teeth.
• There are lots of ways to save water.
• Water is important to all living things.
• People need water.

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And the ANSWER is

• Which is the main idea of the passage?
• You should not let the water run while brushing
  your teeth.
• There are lots of ways to save water.
• Water is important to all living things.
• People need water.

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Questions to ask yourself

• What words or phrases are used repeatedly (over
  and over again)?
• If someone asked me to tell what the passage was
  about in a sentence or less, what would I say?
• How can I categorize all of the sentences? What
  do they all have in common?

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• Water is an important resource. Not only is it
  important to people, it is also important to all
  living creatures. Fish need water to swim.
  Animals need water to drink. Plants need water
  to grow. Every living thing needs water. It is
  too important to waste.

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• Which is NOT a supporting detail from the
  passage?
• Fish need water to swim.
• Animals need water to drink.
• Fish need fins to swim in the water.
• Plants need water to grow.

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And the ANSWER is

• Which is NOT a supporting detail from the
  passage?
• Fish need water to swim.
• Animals need water to drink.
• Fish need fins to swim in the water.
• Plants need water to grow.

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• Water is an important resource. Not only is it
  important to people, it is also important to all
  living creatures. Fish need water to swim.
  Animals need water to drink. Plants need water
  to grow. Every living thing needs water. It is
  too important to waste.

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Categories

• Step 1 Listen to the category/topic the teacher
  presents.
• Step 2 Brainstorm different things/items
  related to the category/topic.
• Example
• Category/ Topic Cereal
• Possible responses Cherrios, Lucky Charms,
  Wheaties, etc.
• Step 3 When you are called upon
• You must have a response related to the
  category/topic
• You CANNOT repeat a previous response
• If you repeat anothers response or DO NOT have a
  response, you are out.

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Think-Pair-Share

• How is the game Categories related to/similar
  to Main Idea and Supporting Detail?

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Lets Review

• The main idea is what the passage is mostly
  about.
• Supporting details are the sentences that explain
  or support, the main idea.

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Fill in the missing pieces

• __________ __________ are the sentences that
  __________ or __________, the main idea.
• The __________ __________ is what the passage
  is __________ about.

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Fill in the missing pieces

• Supporting details are the sentences that
  explain or support, the main idea.
• The main idea is what the passage is mostly about.

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Gallery Walk

• I Do
• Popcorn is very nutritious. Plain popcorn has
  not fat which is good for the heart, and it
  contains vitamins and lots fiber which are good
  for the body. Americans eat more than 15 billion
  quarts of popcorn a year! Thats about 60 quarts
  for each person in do you eat in a year?

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Gallery Walk

• We Do
• Good study habits contribute to better grades.
  Students study more effectively in a quietly room
  than in a noisy one. When my brother stopped
  leaving his radio on while he studied, his grades
  improved from Approaches to Meets. If you want
  to make better grades, turn off that radio!

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Gallery Walk

• Step 1 You will be divided into groups.
• Step 2 You and your group members will chorally
  read the passage aloud.
• Step 3 As a group, discuss what the main idea
  and supporting details of the passage are.
• Step 4 Record your thoughts on your record
  sheet using the graphic organizer presented at
  each station.
• Step 5 You will have 5-7 minutes at each
  station and will travel to all six stations.