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Central Idea

Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 6
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Central Idea
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will learn what a central idea is and how it is developed throughout a text.

ELA.6.R.2.2 Analyze the central idea(s), implied or explicit, and its development throughout a text.

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Video : How to Determine the Central Idea of Informational Text

Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.

Description: Follow along to learn the 5 steps to determine a Central Idea.

Quiz : Central Idea

Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.

Question #1

The Central Idea of a text is...

A) The supporting details.

B) The main focus of the text.

C) The theme of the text.

D) The title of the text.

Question #2

Step One: Pay attention to...

A) Text Features

B) The length of the text.

C) The author of the text.

D) Nothing, just start reading.

Question #3

Step Two: Determine...

A) The theme of the text.

B) How long it will take you to read the text.

C) How the author structured the text.

D) Nothing, just start reading.

Question #4

List three (3) examples of text structures.

Student Response

Question #5

Step Three: Identify...

A) Big Ideas.

B) The length of the text.

C) The theme of the text.

D) Nothing, just keep reading.

Question #6

How do you identify the big ideas of a text?

Student Response

Question #7

Step Four: Locate the...

A) Author of the text.

B) Thesis statement.

C) Date the text was created.

D) Nothing, just keep reading.

Question #8

What is Step Five?

Student Response

Question #9

What is the topic of the example in the video?

Student Response

Question #10

What is the Central Idea of the example in the video?

Student Response

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge of the 5 steps to determining Central Idea.

Resources : Additional Resources

Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.

Understanding Text Structures
If you need help understanding text structures, watch this video.

Central Idea
Additional information on Central Idea.

Game On: Finding the Central Idea
Play the game to practice finding the Central Idea.

Description: Extra help and practice.

Standards: ELA.6.R.2.2

Video : How to Determine the Central Idea of Informational Text

Quiz : Central Idea

Resources : Additional Resources