Submittedby:KarlieTroup____________________CWID__50138255______________________

GradeLevel:__1___MentorTeacher_JenniferPhilbrick_______
Subject/Topic:_ELAR-MainIdea_

Main Idea Mysteries

Rationale:TSWwillidentifythemainideaand Materials/Equipment:
supportingdetails. AnchorChart


HandLens
Ipad
Brown Bags

TEKSAchieved: Accommodations:
14a:restatethemainidea,heardorread; 1. Autism:Iwillpairthischildwithapartnertohelp
14b:identifyimportantfactsordetailsintext,heard himcompletetasks.
orread; 2. Autism-Iwillprovideonetoonesupport.
Askifwehaveactualaccomodations

BloomsTaxonomy: Differentiated ClassroomStrategies: Curriculum

Knowledge/Remember Learning: CooperativeGroups Integration:
Comprehension/Understand Auditory Hands-On
Application Visual/Spatial Technology Reading
Analysis Kinesthetic IndependentActivities Writing
Verbal/Linguistic Simulation Science
Intrapersonal ProblemSolving SocialStudies
Interpersonal Whole-group
Peertutoring
Pairing

Objectives:
TSWidentifythemainidea.
TSWidentifysupportingdetails.

LessonPlan:
Introduction(AnticipatorySet/Focus/Motivation):
TointroducethelessonIwilldressupasadetectiveandstandinthefrontoftheclassroom.
Iwillhaveabookandbelookingthroughthebookwithahandlens.Iwillpretendtoact
frustratedbecauseIcantfigureoutthemystery.Iwilltellthemthatwewillbefiguring
outamainideamystery.TohelpusfigureoutthemysteryIwillhandeachstudentahand
lenstohelpusfigureoutthemystery.

InformationGiving
Togetstudentsmotivatedonthistopic,asaclasswewilldiscussthefollowing:
(Thiswillhelpusfigureoutthemystery)
Wewillbrainstormthefollowing:
Howcanwedeterminethemainideafromatext?
Howcanwedistinguishthemainideafromsupportingdetails?(HOTS)
Whatshouldwelookfor?
Whatquestionscanweaskourselves?
Wecanusetheseideasaswelookforthemainideainouractivity.
Reinforceherethatdetailssupportthemainidea.

(Putupanchorchartforareferenceforstudents)

GuidedPractice:
Asaclasswewillgooverthemainideaanchorcharttoreviewthatmainideareallyis.
Onthewhiteboardwewilldoanexampletogetherwiththeamysterybag.(Alsoscentence
strips)
Asaclasswewillnamethecluesandthemainidea..Studentswillbeabletodeterminethat
thecluesarethesamethingassupportingdetails.

IndependentPractice:
Toreinforcemainideawewilldomainideamysterybags.
Oneachtabletherewillbeamysterybagwith4differentclues.
Studentswillrecordwhateachclueisandtrytoidentifywhatthemainideaofthepictures
wouldbe.
(Putreallifeobjectsinbagstomakeitmoreexcitingforstudents)

Whentheyfinishthisstudentswillgetamainideaactivitysheet.
Studentswillreadthepassageandthentrytofigureoutwhatthemainideaisandits
supportingdetails.

Assessment/Evaluation:
(Formal)OnthebackofeachmysterybagthereisaQRcode.Studentswilluseani-padto
scantheQRcodeandasatablegrouptheywillbeabletopickwhatthemainideaofeach
baggyis.Iwillbeabletoassessallstudentscomprehensionofmainideabyusingthis
method.
(Informal)Exitnote:Studentswillwriteonastickynotewhatamainideais,andhowtofind
it


Closure/CulminatingActivity:
Asaclasswewillgooverthecorrectanswertogetherforeachmystery.Wewilldiscuss
whythecorrectanswerisrightopposedtotheoppositeanswer.Inusingthis,Iwillbe
abletoseeasaclassifstudentsareabletoidentifythemainideacorrectly.

Enrichment/Extension:
If students finish early they can work on another main idea activity. THey will be able to identify the main
idea and supporting details. They will be able to cut and glue them in order.