Reading & writing · Grades 3-5 · 45 minutes
Finding the main idea in a short nonfiction passage
Students read a short nonfiction passage, name its main idea in one sentence, and point to two details that back it up.
Students will be able to
- State the main idea of a passage in a single clear sentence.
- Quote two details from the text that support that main idea.
Standards
- Aligned to CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2 — Determine the main idea of a text and explain how key details support it.
Source
Original lesson. Original lesson written for this site; the practice passage is an original short text we wrote.