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Main IdeaWebQuest
For Upper Elementary Students
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1. BrainPOP Video Watch the BrainPOP video at the website below. http://tinyurl.com/mainideaquest1 When you are finished with the video, watch it a second time if you feel it would be helpful to your understanding of identifying the main idea. Then, take the “review quiz” and record your total answers correct out of 10 here: ______/10 2. Main Idea Millionaire To play this game, you will decide which sentence in the paragraph does not fit with the paragraph’s main idea. If you get a question right, watch your total winnings move closer to $1,000,000! http://tinyurl.com/mainideaquest2 Did you earn the $1,000,000? q Yes q No 3. Main Idea Battleship In this activity, you will practice identifying the main idea a short text. Each time you guess where an opponent’s ship is, you are given a chance to strike the ship by identifying the main idea of the given text from four choices. Sink your opponent’s ships before she sinks yours to win! http://tinyurl.com/mainideaquest3 Did you win the game by sinking all of your opponent’s ships? q Yes q No
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4. Time for Kids News Article Read the Time for Kids news article at the following website. Then, answer the questions that follow on this page. http://tinyurl.com/mainideaquest4 What is the main idea of the article “Scott Kelly Sets U.S. Record for Time in Space?”
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______________________________________________________________________________________________ What are three details that support the main idea you identified?
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5. Lightning Tree Go to the following website and complete the main idea activity. There is a short paragraph displayed for each problem and you are to strike the tree that contains the main idea with a bolt of lightning. http://tinyurl.com/mainideaquest5 6. Quia Quiz Take the 5 question quiz at the following website. Record your score when you are finished. http://tinyurl.com/mainideaquest6 Score: ________ %
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Main Idea WebQuest
