Grade 8 - Close Reading W24 (Day 1)

Ms. Mark
8th Grade ELA

Close Reading - Week 24

I know how to identify a nonfiction main idea because I can state the big topic and then ask myself:

• What is the text mostly teaching me about?

• Why did the author write this text? (8R2)

Objective: I know how to identify a nonfiction main idea because I can state the big topic and then ask myself:

• What is the text mostly teaching me about?

• Why did the author write this text? (8R2)

Scholar Notes: "We can use the __________________________________ to help us identify the main idea."

Main Idea

Big Topic

​Scholar Notes: Draw T-Chart and include details for each concept.

​Scholar Notes: Write down definitions for "big topic" and "main idea"

• ​Definition of "big topic": the broad, general theme, message, or subject of an article.

• Definition of "main idea": the key concept being expressed. Details, major and minor, support the main idea -- the who, what, when, where, why and how (a summary)

Main Idea

Big Topic

Text: "Rewinding Time" by James Horton

For each chunk, you will circle, underline, or highlight 2 keywords that capture and develop the big topic.

1 Keyword from Chunk #2

GO!

1 Keyword from Chunk #3

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1 Keyword from Chunk #4

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1 Keyword from Chunk #5

GO!

You will have 2 minutes to read the infographic from page 126 and answer the MCQ.
GO!

1 Keyword from Chunk #6

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1 Keyword from Chunk #7

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1 Keyword from Chunk #8

GO!