The Central Idea of Informative Text

Video Clip

Key Details• What happened in the video clip?• People• Places• Actions of others

Record your key ideas on the graphic organizer.

Central Idea• Look at your key details• What lesson or big idea can you take

away from this event? (The BIG picture; not specific details)

Fill in the central idea on your graphic organizer.

Earthquake Hits Turkey• Read article• Think about key ideas of the article.

Determining the Central Idea

• Informative texts have elements that can help you find the central idea.– Titles– Headings/subheadings– A person’s actions and words– Connotations of words (how the word makes you

feel)

Collaborative Pairs• Get a partner and decide who will be #1

and who will be #2• #1 tell #2 one possible central idea and

explain why you think it is correct• #2 tell #1 one possible central idea and

explain why you think it is correct• Be prepared to share out

As A GroupLet’s choose 2 of the central ideas that we brainstormed that we find are central to the article.

The Nitty Gritty ~ Let’s Take a Look

• Central Idea #1- How does the author convey that idea to us?

• Is it clearly communicated with supporting details? If not, it is not truly a message we should take away.

• Look at the text features and the text and see if you can fill in the graphic organizer.

Graphic Organizer

Supporting Details• This is information from the text that supports

the central idea.• Let’s take a look……

Grouping4 Groups:•Group 1- first section•Group 2- second section•Group 3- third section•Group 4- two picturesReview your section~ don’t forget to look at the text features. Fill in supporting details. Can you?

Time to Analyze

We have supporting details right?But how are they organized in the text?– Were they spread throughout the sections?– How about the pictures? Were they all in one

section?

Discuss with your partner. Be ready to share out.

Let’s Analyze the Second Central Idea

• Switch gears…..think about the second central idea.

• Review the text and record the details to support this central idea.

• How are the supporting details organized in the text?– Were they spread throughout the sections?– How about the pictures? Were they all in one

section?

Discuss with your partner. Be ready to share out.

Summarizing“And that’s how it all ties together”

• Our goal: summarize the article, including 2 central ideas and their supporting details.

• So far, we have only been looking at 1 central idea at a time.– HOW DO WE COMBINE THEM?

Summarizing is NOT Retelling

• Retelling= listing all the ideas exactly how they are organized in the article

• Summarizing= grouping similar ideas together to make it easier for people to understand the information.

Summaries Are:• objective- they do not contain your opinion• similar ideas which are grouped together• statements that do not contain specific details

Let’s Practice• #1 summarize to #2 what you did

this weekend?

• #2 summarize to #1 your favorite teacher

Let’s Summarize• Take a look at your graphic organizers/ charts.

• We are going to summarize the information found there.

• I have to keep in mind that summaries are objective, so that means that it can’t contain my opinion.

• What do you think of my summary? Turn to your partner and discuss. Did I pass?

Your Turn• Read the article Dogs unleash

children’s joy of reading with Paws with Patience.

• Write a letter to an absent student summarizing what you the article they missed today.