Being able to identify the details that support a main idea is an important skill. Have your pupils practice with this graphic organizer, which includes space for a main idea, three supporting details, and a final conclusion.

Concepts

main ideas, supporting details

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners analyze a short informational or literary text with this organizer
• Pupils might also use this to plan out a paragraph they are going to write
• Provide the main idea and then ask learners to find the supporting details

Pros

• Learners will need to pay close attention to a text to determine the main idea and details in order to record them here

Cons

• The graphics on this organizer are not the best; what is meant to be an umbrella looks more like a shovel
• There isn't much space for pupils to write the details

Common Core

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