RI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
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Finding the Main Idea Again3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Skill and Strategy Practice with Non-fiction Texts
3rd Grade ELA
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Skill and Strategy Practice with Non-fiction Texts
Big Idea:When things just don't quite go right, try again with a lesson that provides lots of support for students' success!
Scholastic's Digital Tools3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Tips, Tricks, and Tools
3rd Grade ELA
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Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Big Idea:One way to extend students' reading skills is with digital text practice. Scholastic Magazine's website offers several tools that provide students with valuable practice perfect for lesson extensions.
Main Idea and Supporting Details3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Reading Informational Text
3rd Grade ELA
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Reading Informational Text
Big Idea:Students work together to identify the main idea and supporting details and explain the connection.
Titanic Week! Full Speed Ahead with Main Idea & Supporting Details! Disaster in the Darkness! Day 33rd Grade ELA» Unit:Ocean Inspired Unit
3rd Grade ELA
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Ocean Inspired Unit
Big Idea:Ahoy, Captain! Your crew is full speed ahead while traveling aboard the RMS Titanic, learning about reading informational text, and recording main ideas and supporting details.
Magic Tree House Ancient Greece Dynamic Duo: Day 1 Let the Pair Begin!3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Ancient Greece, Dragons, Gods, and Giants!
3rd Grade ELA
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Ancient Greece, Dragons, Gods, and Giants!
Big Idea:Students pair informational and fiction texts while reading and writing about ancient Greece
Books We Could Read Again and Again3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Reading in the Classroom and at Home
3rd Grade ELA
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Reading in the Classroom and at Home
Big Idea:Teachers shouldn't be the only ones in the classroom recommending books to students. Students can do just as great of a job - maybe even better - when suggesting books to their peers!
The Titanic: First Class Passengers3rd Grade ELA» Unit:The Titanic
3rd Grade ELA
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The Titanic
Big Idea:Today students read short biographies about several notable first class passengers and record pertinent facts.
The Titanic: Forming an Opinion3rd Grade ELA» Unit:The Titanic
3rd Grade ELA
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The Titanic
Big Idea:After weeks of research, students have decided that three main factors contributed to the tragedy of the Titanic. They will analyze their data to determine which factor contributed the most and support their opinion with evidence.
Main Idea and Supporting Details Assessment3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Reading Informational Text
3rd Grade ELA
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Reading Informational Text
Big Idea:Students are assessed on mastery of the concept of main idea and supporting details.
Summarizing: Get to the point3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Summarizing Unit
3rd Grade ELA
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Summarizing Unit
Big Idea:Scaffolding the concept of Summarizing
Informational Retelling: Main idea, detail, detail, detail3rd Grade ELA» Unit:Informational Retelling
3rd Grade ELA
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Informational Retelling
Big Idea:Introducing the concept of Informational Retelling
RI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
RI.3.3
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.