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Main Idea Song
Tap your toes and give a snap to a jazz inspired song showcasing a paragraph's main idea. Pupils hear about a paragraph's structure, including its topic sentence, supporting details, and the conclusion, and how they relate to identifying...
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Learn Zillion: Identify the Main Idea of Text by Synthesizing Key Details
In this lesson, students will learn how to identify the main idea of a section of text by synthesizing key details from the text. [9:02]
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Learn Zillion: Video: Make Connections Between Key Events Using Text Structure
In this lesson, you will learn to describe how key events in the story are connected by asking questions about the text structure. [8:54]
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Learn Zillion: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph Using a Graphic Organizer
In this lesson, you will learn how to plan an informational paragraph by completing a graphic organizer. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [7:22]
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Learn Zillion: Develop a Topic by Rereading and Grouping Related Information
In this lesson you will learn how to develop a topic by rereading and grouping related information together in paragraphs.[6:14]
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Tv411: Tune in to Learning: Summarizing
In this video, a policeman discusses summarizing in everyday life: movies, fairy tales, events, etc. He says, no details - only the main idea. [1:25]