The power of a single person to change a community is amazing. Read about about how Jane Addams witnessed people living terrible lives in Chicago and chose to do everything she could to help them. When finished, young learners identify the main idea and supporting details in order to write a summary of the text. An excellent addition to a lesson series on inspirational Americans that worked hard to make the United States a better place to live.

Concepts

main ideas, central ideas, supporting details, details, reading comprehension, summarizing

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Additional Tags

summary writing, main idea, supporting details, Reading Passage, reading comprehension, english language arts

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Pros

• Provides suggestions that support students with writing a summary
• Text upholds learning objectives with a clear main idea and supporting details

Cons

• Requires differentiation to support all learners with reading comprehension and summary writing

Common Core

RI.4.2 RI.5.2 W.4.2.a W.4.2.b W.5.2.a W.5.2.b