Eighth graders explore the main idea of stories. In this literacy lesson plan, 8th graders summarize the last TV show they watched, identify the main idea of the show, and list its supporting details. After a discussion of main ideas, they complete worksheets where they choose the most important passage.

Concepts

main ideas, central ideas

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Additional Tags

main idea, english language arts

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