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Subject: ESL/ELL (English Language Learning)
Lesson Length: 30 - 45 mins
Topic: Main Idea and Supporting Details
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Standards / Framework:
Brief Description: Students will determine the main idea and at least two supporting details of a passage.
Know Before You Start: Students should be familiar with determining main ideas and details. Sample passages will be needed for students to determine the main idea of.
Hook:
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Read and discuss the sample comic.
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Review that the main idea is what the author wants you to remember the most.
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Display a short passage and work together to determine the main idea and supporting details.
Activity:
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Have students read a text in order to find the main idea and supporting details.
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Using the sample comic as a guide, have them explain the main idea and supporting details in a comic.
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Display sentence frames for students to refer to while working or print them for individual students based on their language levels.
Closure:
- Have students share their comics with the class or in a small group.
- Have students think of a story they know well and consider what the main idea is.
Differentiation:
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Provide a variety of passages on student independent reading level.
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Adapt sentence frames to match language levels.
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
Resources:
- Comic to print or display: Comic.
- Some Graphic Organizers to choose from:
Suggested Content Packs:
Make a comic about I Survived: The California Wildfires
Make a comic about The Cay
Make a comic about Macbeth
Make a comic about The Hunger Games
Make a comic about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Make a comic about The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
