Supporting the Main Idea

This one time class will focus on identifying the main idea and supporting sentences of a variety of genres, including fables, fiction, and non-fiction texts. We will cover several comprehension and response topics including:
-Establishing purpose for reading assigned text
-Create mental images to deepen understanding
-Make inferences and use evidence to support understanding
-Evaluate details to determine key ideas
-Synthesize information to create new understanding
-use text evidence to support appropriate responses
-Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts across genres

The class will be structured as a combination of lecture, discussions, and activities. I will be using the whiteboard and a word document for this class. My computer monitor will be shared. The learners will see a word document that will display different texts as we read and discuss them. The learners will also see a whiteboard, which we will use to discuss the different ways to create graphic organizers. As we discuss, I will encourage them to take notes while I am doing the same on the whiteboard. Due to the learners interacting through lecture, discussions, and using visual aids, my teaching style tends to be demonstrator.