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Finding the central idea is the focus of this lesson. Middle schoolers write descriptions of different animals using details and descriptive language. They watch a video of kids using descriptive language, and then use showing language to describe their own animals. Pair this lesson with a biology class to form a cross-curricular assignment.

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key details, details, central ideas, main ideas, explanatory writing

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descriptive language, details, write a description, central idea, Informational Text, explanatory writing, science
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6th - 9th
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Science
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