
Determining Central Idea
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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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11 Slides • 11 Questions
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TikTok Daily Time Limits
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Multiple Select
What should we think of when we think of the "central idea"?
the main idea of the passage
the big point of the passage
the details of the passage
the most interesting parts of the passage
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Drag and Drop
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Article from NewsELA- 1080L
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Draw
Underline/circle/highlight the evidence in this section that supports what you think the central idea is.
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Open Ended
What is the central idea of this section of the article? Remember the central idea is not the same thing as supporting details and evidence.
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Open Ended
What is the central idea of the section we just read, Algorithms Can Send Users Harmful Content?
What evidence from the text brought you to this answer? Why do you think that's the central idea?
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Open Ended
What is the central idea of the section TikTok Banned From Government Devices?
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Draw
Underline/highlight/circle the evidence that led you to the central idea of this section.
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Next, you will have three slides with this reminder posted as a picture. Answer the question that I ask you on THAT slide. For example, the first one asks what the central idea of the entire article is. On that slide, only answer that question. Do not give your three details until I ask for those. This picture is just a reminder.
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Open Ended
What do you think the central idea of the entire article is?
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Open Ended
What three details, or pieces of evidence, did you find in the article that support your central idea?
Just go based on memory and general facts, your answer doesn't have to be exact quotes for this question.
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Open Ended
How would you summarize the article in ONE sentence? If you had to tell someone what it was about in only one sentence, what would you say?
...Not a paragraph-long sentence.
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Dropdown
My one sentence summary
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TikTok Daily Time Limits
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