Combining Reading and Writing Skills: Topic Sentence and Supporting Details
In this two week class, learners will analyze fiction and non-fiction readings for key details that support main ideas in a passage and practice writing responses to literature that include topic sentences and supporting details.
Teacher Jaquita, M.Ed.
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What's included
2 live meetings
1 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Key details are words and phrases that give important information in a text. Authors use key details to support their main idea. Readers can struggle with distinguishing key details that support a main idea. In this course, I will explicitly show readers how to identify key details in a text. I will help students understand that key points are important in understanding the text as a whole. Learners will be explicitly taught how to use scan a text to find key details. Reading clues are the key details of the reading that support the main of a reading passage. In this class, I will also clarify the differences between a key detail and a main idea. Week #1: Students will learn to annotate key details in a reading to increase comprehension. Students will create a list of key details found and determine their importance to the main idea. Students will also complete multiple choice questions that focus on selecting relevant supporting details that support a main idea. Week #2: Students will learn to respond to literature in writing. Students will practice creating topic sentences that summarize the main idea, adding relevant supporting details that develop the main idea, and end with a closing sentence that restates the topic sentence. Class Structure for Week #1 1. What is a Key Idea? PowerPoint Presentation (5 minutes) 2. "Motion" Passage I (5 minutes) 3. "Age of Reform" Passage II (5 minutes) 4. Check for Understanding (3 minutes) 5. "Music Study" Passage/Selected Questions (15 minutes) 6. Lesson Review (5 minutes) 7. Exit Activity (2 minutes) Week #2 1. Review of Main Idea/Supporting Details (5 minutes) 2. Explicit Modeling of Writing (5 minutes) 3. Guided Practice Responses (10 minutes) 4. Independent Writing (15 minutes) 5. Teacher Feedback (5 minutes) I look forward to helping your learner improve his/her reading skills!
Learning Goals
Students will be able to identify key details in a reading.
Students will be able to rank key details by their importance.
Students will be able to explain how key details support a main idea.
Students will be able to write strong topic sentences.
Student will be able to use relevant supporting details in their writing.
Other Details
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in English from Georgia Southern University
I have over seven years of experience teaching literature and reading to students.Reviews
Live Group Class
$35
for 2 classes1x per week, 2 weeks
40 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
1-6 learners per class
