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MAIN IDEA MENU OF ACTIVITIES10 ACTIVITIES FOR GUIDED TO INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
DETERMINE THE MAIN IDEA OF EXPOSITORY TEXT
ⒸFisher Reyna Education
MAIN IDEA ACTIVITIESChoose one main
idea activity per selection
as appropriate to students’ skill level.
MAIN IDEA MENUGuided to Independent Activities
The teacher should complete an Expository Thinking Guide for the selection before developing these activities.
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MAIN IDEA MENUOutline Scramble
Activity #1 Including variations
Main Ideas are arranged in alphabetical order. Article is read and students write the paragraph number by the correct main idea. This may be-
a. teacher guided with individual student recording their response.
b. teacher guided with main ideas projected with teacher marking the correct response from the group.
c. partners working together as they take turns reading and recording correct paragraph number.
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MAIN IDEA MENU Activity #2
Matching Activity
Give each student one main idea. Teacher reads the reading selection one paragraph at a time. Students identify when they have the matching main idea.
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MAIN IDEA MENU Activity #3Matching Main Idea
to Selection
Students may work individually or with a partner. Students read the selection and match cut-apart main ideas to paragraphs in the article.
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MAIN IDEA MENUMatching Main Idea to Cut-Apart Selection
Matching Main Idea to Cut-Apart Selection
Make valid predictions first.
Activity #4 Pre-Reading
Teacher cuts selection in parts by titles, subtitles, photos, and paragraphs. The teacher shows the titles, subtitles, and photos as a pre-reading activity. Then students match cut-apart paragraphs to the correct cut-apart main ideas.
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MAIN IDEA MENU #5Matching Activity
Students may work individually or with a partner. Students match the order of the cut-apart paragraphs to main ideas in the Thinking Guide.
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MAIN IDEA MENU
Cloze – First Letter Cloze – BlankActivity #6 Activity #7
As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given.
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MAIN IDEA MENU Activity 8: Match Cut-Apart
Selection to Outline.
Teacher cuts apart the selection by titles, subtitles, photos, and paragraphs. Students organize parts to make a selection
that matches the outline. ⒸFisher Reyna Education
MAIN IDEA MENU Activity 9:
Organize the Cut-Apart Selection
Teacher cuts apart the selection by titles, subtitles, photos, and paragraphs. Students organize parts to make a selection. Students
use their knowledge of introductions, conclusions, transitions, logical order, etc. to organize the selection. Paragraphs with implied
ideas increase the level of difficulty with this activity.
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MAIN IDEA MENUWrite Main IdeasActivity #10
Students use the Thinking Guide to take notes and write the topic, central idea of the selection, and the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraphs with implied main ideas increase the level of difficulty
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MAIN IDEA ACTIVITIESTaking Notes and Marking Codes
Students take notes and use marking codes that include the topic, central idea, and main idea of each paragraph. Paragraphs with implied main ideas increase the level of difficulty with this activity.
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