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NorthStar Solutions, LLC :: Educational :: Mini Lesson 13: Identifying the Main Idea
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Mini Lesson 13: Identifying the Main Idea |
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DESCRIPTION
Language Arts Presenter, Mini Lesson 13 (see Additional Notes below)
Time required: 20-25 minutes
By the end of this Mini Lesson, students will be able to...
- define topic and define main idea.
- identify facts, detail, and examples that support the main idea.
- identify the topic and main idea of sample paragraphs.
- recognize that the author may present the main idea directly or indirectly.
- recognize that when the main idea is presented directly, it usually appears at the beginning of the paragraph.
- demonstrate mastery by correctly identify the main idea in 5 sample passages.
Identifying the Main Idea, Full Version, comes with a word search and a crossword puzzle. Additionally, all "Free Trial" stamps have been removed.
With the presentation itself and both puzzles, an entire class period will be needed to complete all of the activities.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
This application is one of the 30 Mini Lessons available in the series, Language Arts Presenter.
Each Mini Lesson features animated talking avatars who present instructional material to your language arts classes via a smart board or a digital projector.
In addition, these Mini Lessons include...
- definitions and examples.
- direct instruction.
- a summary of the instruction (in most Mini Lessons).
- practice quizzes ranging from 5 to 15 questions.
- an on-screen answer key.
- a word search and crossword puzzle to extend the mini lesson (the words found in the word search provide the word bank for the crossword puzzle).
Screenshots and a fully-functioning free trial are accessible here.
All of the titles in the Language Arts Presenter series are executable applications, making them compatible with all versions of Windows.
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