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Lesson Plan: Reading Mini Lesson

Grade: 5

Time: 20 minutes

Standard:RI.5.2. Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by keydetails; summarize the text.

Objective: Students will be able to locate main ideas in a piece of literature and find supporting details

to back up the main idea.

Materials:

The Story of Harriet Tubman by Kate McMullan Chart Paper Powerpoint with sample text

Lesson Sequence:1. Lesson Introduction/ Anticipatory Set

Boys and girls, remember the other day we read the first chapter in a book called TheStory of Harriet Tubman. Can anyone tell me what the chapter was about? Yes, it was

about a slave name Harriet trying to escapes. Great Job remembering!

2. State Objectives and Purpose Today, we are going to learn about main idea. Main idea is important because it tells

you the overall idea of a paragraph or selection of text.

3. Teach and Model Being able to identify the main idea in a piece of literature is an important reading skill

because it helps you comprehend what you are reading. The main idea is the key

concept being expressed in a piece of writing. The main idea is backed up by what is known as supporting details. The details can be

big or small and support the main idea by telling things like: how, what, when, where,

why, how much, or how many

Here is a very simple example of a short paragraph I wrote about a boy named John. Have this example on a powerpoint slide: John loves to play games. His favorite game is

chess because it requires a great deal of thought. John also likes to play less demanding

board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires

luck and skill. If hes alone, John likes to play action video games as long as they arent

too violent.

Now I need to think about what the main idea of the paragraph would be. Lets see isit about John not liking violent games, about John playing games, or about John playing

thinking games. I think it is about how John likes to play games.

I could underline the main idea and highlight the supporting details, so I have a visualfor myself.

Have the example on a powerpoint slide. John loves to play games. His favorite game ischess because it requires a great deal of thought. John also likes to play less demanding

board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires

luck and skill. If hes alone, John likes to play action video games as long as they arent

too violent.

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4. Guided Practice Now lets work on finding the main idea in the chapter we read about Harriet

Tubman.

On this chart paper I am going to write down any ideas you have about the main ideaof the chapter and then we will just focus on one to save time.

The following would be some ideas: the idea of freedom, Harriets escape, Being soldinto slavery, The Quaker woman helping Harriet

These are some great ideas! I think the main focus of the chapter is Freedom, so letsfind some supporting details. However, another good main idea that would have

supporting details would be Harriets attempts to escape.

Circle freedom on chart paper, then put bullets bellow with students supporting details,some ideas: Harriet goes to a lawyer to see if she can find something in the record book

to set her free, The Quaker woman tries to help set Harriet free, Harriet tries to escape

with her brothers but is unsuccessful

I think you now have the idea of what a main idea and supporting details are, welooked at finding the main idea of a paragraph and a chapter of text but you could also

find a main idea in an entire book and find supporting details for it.

5. Independent Practice/Assessment Boys and girls, today when you are reading your independent novel I want you to write

on a post-it note a main idea from what you read and at least three supporting details.

If you finish your book today than work on finding a main idea for the whole book or if

you finish reading a chapter today than try to locate the main idea and supporting

details for just that chapter.

6. Closure What is main idea? What are some of the things the supporting details tell you about the main idea?

7. How will you know the lesson has been successful? You will be able to determine if the lesson has been successful if students are able to

locate the main idea and at least three supporting details from either a chapter or theirentire independent novel.