Get your class members thinking about a reading passage's topic, main idea, supporting details, and theme with this interactive presentation that asks scholars to define, locate, and review each term.

Concepts

main ideas, supporting details, details, topics, literary themes

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Print the slides with space for notes so learners can jot down information and keep for future reference 
• Using a book your class is currently reading, identify and discuss the story's topic, main idea, supporting details, and theme 

Classroom Considerations

• Slide eight assumes scholars have read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 

Pros

• Calvin and Hobbs is used to provide laughter and as a learning tool to reinforce the importance of providing supporting details 
• Definitions are concise and clearly written

Cons

• Answers to questions are written in a yellow color that may be difficult for some viewers to see

Common Core

RL.3.2 RL.4.2 RL.5.2 RI.3.2 RI.4.2 RI.5.2 RL.6.2 RI.6.2