3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:06: Main Idea
  • Subject(s):English Language Arts
  • Days:24
  • Grade(s):1
Key Learning:

Main ideas are used to understand and summarize text.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 

How can knowing the main idea(s) help me understand and summarize what I have read?
   
Concept:

Fluency

LA.1.1.5.3   LA.1.1.5.2  
Concept:

Vocabulary

LA.1.2.2.3   LA.1.1.6.4   LA.1.1.6.1  
Concept:

Comprehension

LA.1.2.2.3   LA.1.1.7.8   LA.1.1.7.5   LA.1.1.7.4  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How does understanding the main idea help me read with expression?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How can categorizing key vocabulary help me focus on the main idea?

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How can I use important vocabulary when summarizing?

 (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do I determine which details are most important?

 (A)

How do supporting details of the text help me find the main idea?

 (A)

How do I organize information to show main idea?

 (ET)

What is the main idea, theme, or moral of the text?

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How does the text reveal the author's purpose?

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Vocabulary:

expression, mood, intonation, stress

Vocabulary:

summarize, categorizing

Vocabulary:

supporting details, organize, author's purpose, main idea, theme, moral, subject area text, functional literature, reveal, topic sentence

Concept:

Grammar/Writing

LA.1.3.4.3   LA.1.3.4.2  
Concept:
Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

Lesson Essential Question(s):
Lesson Essential Question(s):
Vocabulary:

names of holidays, adjectives,

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary:

Additional Information:

Phonemic Awareness/ Phonics (Ongoing)

Polk County Schools

Curriculum Map/Monthly Focus Calendar

Reading Comprehension Skill Sequence

February: Inference

March : Fact/Opinion

Embedded throughout the year:

*Reference and Research

*Vocabulary

*Summarizing

Harcourt Trophies

  • Week 21, February 1 - 5, 2010, Time Together: Hello,Neighbor - "Me on the Map" by Joan Sweeney
  • Week 22, February 8 - 12, 2010, Time Together: Hello, Neighbor - "At Home Around the World" by Lucy Floyd
  • Week 23, February 16 - 19, 2010, Time Together: Hello, Neighbor - "Tell Me a Story" by Alma Flor Ada
  • Week 24, February 22 - 26, 2010, Time Together: Hello, Neighbor- "My Robot" by Eve Bunting
  • Week 25, March 1 - 5, 2010, Time Together: Hello, Neighbor - "On the Job with Dr. Martha Smith" by Claire Daniel

    • Resources:

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    Acquisition Lesson:

    7. How do I use my own words to summarize the main idea?9. How do I write names of holidays?10. When do I use I/me in a sentence?11. How would I describe an adjective?12. When do I use commas in my writing?

    Extending Thinking Lesson:

    Vocabulary Report

    • supporting details -

      parts of a story that lead to the main idea

    • names of holidays -

      days that are set aside to celebrate an event

    • expression -

      the way a reader's voice changes in order to show emotion or to show what a character might be like

    • summarize -

      to tell the most important parts of a text

    • categorizing -

      grouping or sorting words by meanings

    • adjectives -

      words that tell about or describe a noun

    • organize -

      to put things in order; to add structure

    • mood -

      the overall feeling or emotion of a text

    • intonation -

      the way the reader's voice pitch changes (high or low)

    • author's purpose -

      the reason the author writes the story or a part of the story in a certain way

    • main idea -

      the most important message of a text

    • stress -

      emphasize

    • theme -

      an overall topic that is developed in a story

    • moral -

      a lesson that is taught through the events of a story

    • subject area text -

      written information about topic such as a science, social studies, math, etc.

    • functional literature -

      text that is used in everyday life (recipes, tables, signs, etc.)

    • reveal -

      to make known or uncover

    • topic sentence -

      the sentence in the text that states the main idea