3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:02: What's the point?
  • Subject(s):English Language Arts
  • Days:23
  • Grade(s):4
Key Learning:

The main idea or essential point of a text may be explicitly stated or inferred. Readers and writers use supporting details to determine the main idea.

Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 

How do readers and writers connect the main idea and supporting details to create meaning?

   
Concept:

Main Idea

LA.4.2.2.2   LA.4.1.7.3  
Concept:

Main Idea - Inferred

LA.4.2.2.2   LA.4.1.7.3  
Concept:

Self-Monitoring

LA.4.3.4.1   LA.4.1.7.8   LA.4.1.6.9   LA.4.1.6.5   LA.4.1.6.3  
Lesson Essential Question(s):

Where might the main idea be located within a paragraph?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do readers determine if the main idea is explicitly stated or inferred?

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Lesson Essential Question(s):

What strategies do readers use when they come to an unknown word during reading?

 (A)

How is error analysis used to find errors in thinking?

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What questions can be asked to determine understanding of main Idea and supporting details?

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How are spelling patterns used to identify errors in writing?

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How can I follow spelling rules and edit my writing?

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Vocabulary:

explicit, main idea, relevant details, recall, inductive reasoning

Vocabulary:

inferred

Vocabulary:

rereading, predicting, questioning, dictionary, encyclopedia, error analysis

Concept:

Summarizing

LA.4.5.2.1   LA.4.4.2.1   LA.4.3.4.1   LA.4.3.2.1   LA.4.2.2.3   LA.4.1.7.3   LA.4.1.6.2  
Concept:
Concept:
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do summaries for expository text show an understanding of facts and opinions?

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How do listeners summarize key points from an oral presentation?

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How are spelling patterns used to identify errors in writing?

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

summarizing, narratives, facts, opinions, expository, paraphrasing

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary:

Additional Information:

In this unit, students are learning to locate main idea when it is explicitly stated within a paragraph and main idea when it is inferred. As you connect main idea and supporting details, be certain to model how to determine main idea in two ways; 1. give students the details and have them determine the main idea, 2. give students the main idea and have them determine the supporting details.

Polk County Schools

Curriculum Map/Monthly Focus Calendar

Reading Comprehension Skill Sequence

August: Compare/Contrast

September: Author's Purpose

Embedded throughout the year:

*Reference and Research

*Vocabulary

*Summarizing

Harcourt Trophies

  • Week 1, August 24 - 28, 2009, Teacher Discretion: Trade books relating to the first days of school or any new beginnings.
  • Week 2, August 31 - September 4, 2009, Lead the Way: You Can Do It - "The Gardener" by Sarah Stewart
  • Week 3, September 8 - 11, 2009, Lead the Way: You Can Do It - "Donovan's Word Jar" by Monalisa DeGross
  • Week 4, September 14 - 18, 2009, Lead the Way: You Can Do It - "My Name Is Maria Isabel" by Alma Flor Ada
  • Week 5, September 22 - 25, 2009, Lead the Way: You Can Do It - "Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride" by Pam Munorz Ryan

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    Acquisition Lesson:

    1. How do readers identify main idea when it is explicitly stated? 2. How is inductive reasoning used to draw conclusions? 3. How do readers "look back" in text for recalling and locating details? 4. How do readers determine the main idea when it is inferred? 6. How do good readers monitor and repair understanding as they read? 9. How do readers summarize using main idea and details? 10. How do readers determine the most important details about what they have read in order to discuss them with others?

    Extending Thinking Lesson:

    Vocabulary Report

    • explicit -

      fully and clearly stated

    • summarizing -

      a brief statement in your own words (written or oral) that tells the essential ideas of a passage or selection

    • inferred -

      drawing a conclusion based on information you already know

    • main idea -

      the most important idea of a passage, stated or implied

    • rereading -

      read the text again

    • narratives -

      stories that describe a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events

    • predicting -

      using prior knowledge and information from a story to say what may happen next

    • relevant details -

      parts that describe or support the main idea

    • facts -

      things that can be proven to be true, to exist, or to have happened

    • opinions -

      a person's ideas or thoughts about something

    • recall -

      remember

    • questioning -

      request information that requires a reply in order to help with comprehension

    • expository -

      writing that explains an idea and informs the reader

    • inductive reasoning -

      drawing a general conclusion based on observations (specific to general)

    • paraphrasing -

      restating ideas or thoughts into your own words

    • dictionary -

      reference source that defines words

    • encyclopedia -

      reference source that provides factual information about a topic

    • error analysis -

      finding and describing errors in thinking or performance of a task