Introduction
You and your friends are at your lockers between class periods and your friend asks you about the movie you went to see over the weekend. Your friend doesn’t have time to hear about the entire two hour movie, but you can tell your friend in a few short sentences what the movie is all about. But how exactly? The main idea of course. The main idea refers to what a paragraph or an article is about. “Main” means what is important, or key. “Idea” means the thought, or topic.
Here's a start:
Find the main idea that ties together all these peices of evidence.
1. Mrs. Cuttino hadn't eaten since breakfast.
2. She saw Kevin sneaking around the corner to get out of her sight.
3. "Hey! Come back here!" Mrs. Cuttino called to him
4. "Bring my sandwich back! I'm starving!"
5. Kevin laughed evilly and ran away.
Think to yourself, what do you think happened in this story? What is it about?
Task
Task
You and your friends are at your lockers between class periods and your friend asks you about the movie you went to see over the weekend. Your friend doesn’t have time to hear about the entire two hour movie, but you can tell your friend in a few short sentences what the movie is all about. But how exactly? The main idea of course. The main idea refers to what a paragraph or an article is about. “Main” means what is important, or key. “Idea” means the thought, or topic.
Here's a start:
Find the main idea that ties together all these peices of evidence.
1. Mr. Rodriguez hadn't eaten since breakfast.
2. He saw Mr. Dec sneaking around the corner to get out of his sight.
3. "Hey! Come back here!" Mr. Rodriguez called to him
4. "Give it Bakc! I'm Starving!"
5. Mr. Dec Laughed evilly and ran away.
Think to yourself, what do you think happened in this story? What is it about?
Process
Students should divide into 4 groups, Each group will be asked to search the following websites for news articles:
Each group member should pick one newspaper article to read. Students should then read the article and find out the main idea of it. On a piece of paper, write down the title of the article and the main idea. Once you’ve finished reading your article continue to switch articles with your group members until everyone has read each other’s. You must write the title of the article and it’s main idea for each article you read. Once everyone has read each others’ article we will share and compare answers.
Evaluation
You will be graded according to the rubric below and completion of the grahic organizer. Use the graphic organizer to complete the main idea and supporting details of your newspaper articles. Each student is required to complete 1 articles on main idea and supporting details. Make sure you include the website of the article and title.
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Stays on task | Student reads the entire period. This may be independent reading or done with adult or peer assistance, as assigned. | Student reads almost all (80% or more) of the period. | Student reads some (50% or more) of the time. | Student wastes a lot of reading time. |
| Tries to understand | Stops reading when it doesn\'t make sense and reads parts again. Looks up words s/he doesn\'t know. | Stops reading when it doesn\'t make sense and tries to use strategies to get through the tricky spots or to figure out new words. | Stops reading when it doesn\'t makes sense and asks for assistance. | Gives up entirely OR plows on without trying to understand the story. |
| Focus on story/article | Student is lost in the story. There\'s no looking around or flipping through the pages. | Student seems to be enjoying and moving through the story, but takes some short breaks. | Student seems to be reading the story, but doesn\'t seem to be very interested. Takes a few short breaks. | Pretends to read the story. Mostly looks around or fiddles with things. |
Date Created: Nov 13, 2014 11:53 am (CST)
Conclusion
Awesome job third graders, you have sucessfuly completed today's objective of finding the main idea with supporting details of news articles from various websites of your choice. You also know how to implement the important information using a graphic organizer.
Credits
Special thank you to Mr. John Weatherred, Pearson Specialist for his wealth of knowledge in implementing technolgy in any lessons.