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Identifying the Main Idea in Fiction Lesson PlanIdentifying the Main Idea in Fiction Lesson Plan
Publisher
Virginia Department of Education
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Identifying the Main Idea in Fiction

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Discovering the main idea in fiction is like uncovering buried treasure; one must persevere to locate it, and the reward is priceless. Scholars delve deep into leveled stories using three questions to aid in identifying the main idea. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

main ideas, fiction, main characters, reading comprehension strategies, conflicts, conflict resolution, read-alouds, children's literature, guided reading, instructional reading, leveled reading, reading, reading stories

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Direct learners to keep the main idea lesson's sticky-notes in their interactive notebook to reference at a later time 
  • Instruct learners to find the main idea of their independent reading book on a regular basis to reinforce comprehension 

Classroom Considerations

  • If bringing in edible treats, take classroom allergies into consideration 

Pros

  • Provides tactile representation of the concept—main idea 
  • May be used alongside any literature class members are currently reading 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.3.3 RL.4.3 RL.5.3 RI.3.2 RI.4.2 RI.5.2

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