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University of Houston

University of Houston: Atlantis: Main Idea Story 2

For Students 4th Standards
An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about pollution, and click on the correct main idea.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Atlantis: Main Idea Story 3

For Students 4th Standards
An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about the solar system, and click on the correct main idea.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Atlantis: Main Idea Story 4

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about where different animals live, and click on the correct main idea.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Atlantis: Main Idea Story 7

For Students 4th Standards
An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about computers, and click on the correct main idea.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Teaching Students to Compose a Power Essay [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The Power Essay, like the power paragraph, focuses on helping learners understand the structure of a piece of expository writing. The "power" concept teaches students to organize their ideas according to levels of specificity and to...
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Text Structure Activities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Numerous links related to analyzing text structures are provided on this site. Lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, graphic organizers, rubrics, and quizzes related to text structures are also provided to support students while analyzing...
Website
Joe Landsberger

Study Guides & Strategies: Writing Basics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site by University of St. Thomas focuses on the basics for writing any paragraph. It is developed in outline fashion and is very easy to follow. This site provides a basic overview of the process of writing without going into a...
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Read Works

Read Works: Grade 2: Three Lesson Unit: Main Idea

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A series of three lesson plans designed to teach students to identify main ideas through headings and chapter titles, and then to write appropriate titles of their own. Lessons are based on the books...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Main Idea

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
A five-part learning module with links to videos and images about finding the main idea of a text.