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Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Detail, and Theme PPTTopic, Main Idea, Supporting Detail, and Theme PPT
Publisher
Olathe Public Schools
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Grade
3rd - 6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Presentations
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Number of Slides
9
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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PPT

Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Detail, and Theme

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Get your class members thinking about a reading passage's topic, main idea, supporting details, and theme with this interactive presentation that asks scholars to define, locate, and review each term.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

main ideas, supporting details, details, topics, literary themes

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Print the slides with space for notes so learners can jot down information and keep for future reference 
  • Using a book your class is currently reading, identify and discuss the story's topic, main idea, supporting details, and theme 

Classroom Considerations

  • Slide eight assumes scholars have read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 

Pros

  • Calvin and Hobbs is used to provide laughter and as a learning tool to reinforce the importance of providing supporting details 
  • Definitions are concise and clearly written

Cons

  • Answers to questions are written in a yellow color that may be difficult for some viewers to see

Common Core

RL.3.2 RL.4.2 RL.5.2 RI.3.2 RI.4.2 RI.5.2 RL.6.2 RI.6.2

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