TODAY WE WILL….

Summarize a paragraphIdentify the main idea and

supporting details in a paragraphUse academic language:

summarize, main idea, details

•Neighborhood• An area that is part of a town or city

•Content• Someone who is happy and satisfied

•Addressing• Addressing something means that you are working on it

•Resort• You resort to do something when you have no other choice

VOCABULARY REVIEW

Helps you understand what you have read because you have to figure out what the text is about, identify the most important ideas, and retell the ideas in your own words.

Identifying the main ideas and supporting details in a paragraph, passage, or selection can help you summarize.

The topic tells what the story is about

Main ideas are the most important information about the topic

The main idea of a paragraph tells what the paragraph is aboutIt may be stated in a topic sentence at

the beginning or end of the paragraph.Supporting details give more

information about the main idea

When I say “Go”, take 1 minute to preview the illustrations.

Skim text when previewingAsk questions before readingUse section headers to make predictionsAsk yourself:

What problem do you think the main idea of this article will be?

On your index card, write your predictions. After we listen to the selection, we will see if your questions were answered.

Read to find out…What happens when human

communities expand into wildlife habitats?

NOW…you will read along as we listen to….

Read pages 78 and 79With your group, discuss the following question:

What is the main idea of the first paragraph on page 79? Where is it stated? What are some details that support this main idea? Let’s fill in the Main Idea Web.

Read pages 80 and 81Summarizing nonfiction by finding the main idea

and details can help you understand and remember what you read. Tell how you would summarize the first paragraph on page 80.

Look at the map on page 81. What does this map show? What does it tell you about black bears?

What is the main idea of each section? Give details to support your answers.

What clues help you figure out the author’s purpose for writing this article?

What is urban sprawl?

How are the people at Lost City School and wildlife experts around the country addressing their problems?

Share with your criss-cross/shoulder partner your questions. Were they answered?

What makes a group of people a community?

TOMORROW WE WILL… Use our “Main Idea Web” to answer the

Think and Compare questions on page 81.

Should we be able to build our homes anywhere we want, even if it means moving animals out of theirs? Why or why not?