ela · Grade 6
Informational Reading: Central Idea & Textual Evidence
Determine the central idea of a scientific text and cite specific textual evidence to support objective analysis of ocean hydrothermal vents.
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Learning goals
- Determine a central idea of an informational text and explain how it is conveyed through particular details
- Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn
- Distinguish between key supporting details and extraneous or personal opinions
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Summarize a paragraph without adding outside information.
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Practice previewInformational Reading: Central Idea & Textual Evidence
Practice · Independent · 15 min
Determine the central idea of a scientific text and cite specific textual evidence to support objective analysis of ocean hydrothermal vents.
Teaching and response guide
- Model the target skill: determine a central idea of an informational text and explain how it is conveyed through particular details. Use the first task as a guided example before asking for an independent response.
- Check readiness first: Summarize a paragraph without adding outside information.
- Discuss an incorrect response using this distinction: The discovery of a hydrothermal vent is a detail; the central idea needs to explain the broader point about these ecosystems.
Watch for: The discovery of a hydrothermal vent is a detail; the central idea needs to explain the broader point about these ecosystems.
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