Uncovering Key Ideas: Reading Skills Lesson

• Reading
• 6th Grade

Uncovering Key Ideas: Reading Skills Lesson

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify key ideas and details in a text.

What do you already know about identifying main ideas in a text?

WV Content Standards

RL.6.2: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details.

Materials List

Text passages, paper, pencils, and access to digital devices for technology integration.

Introduction

Engage students with a short video clip related to identifying main ideas in a text.

Key Idea and Details

Discuss the difference between key ideas and supporting details in a text.

Activity: Text Analysis

Provide students with a short text passage and ask them to identify the main idea and supporting details.

Technology Integration

Use digital devices for online interactive activities related to identifying key ideas in a text.

Assessment

Administer a short quiz to assess students' understanding of identifying key ideas and details.

Reteaching Ideas

Provide additional practice activities and one-on-one support for students who need reinforcement.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.