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VisitusonlineatCurriculumAssociates.com51InSpanishtooGRADESK8READINGCOMPREHENSIONVisitusonlineatCurriculumAssociates.com51BookETeacherGuideSTARSTeacherGuideshelpyoudifferentiateinstructionandteacheachlessonmosteffectively.nModelinghelpsyouintroduceeachstrategynDetailedeasy-to-followinstructionstellyouwhattodoineachpartofthelessonnUsefultipsandembeddedprofessionaldevelopmenthelpyouprovidethebestinstructionpossible1GenreFocusprovidesopportunitiestointroducestudentstodifferenttypesoftext.2Briefoverviewofthelessonshowsbusyteacherstheimportantlessonelements.3TipsandTeachersCornerdeepenteachersunderstandingofeachstrategy.32LessonFindingMainIdeaFINDINGMAINIDEA1ELLSupportPluralFormsoRegularNounsExplaintostudentsthatnounsnamepeopleplacesorthings.Studentscanlookattheendingsofnounstoknowhowmany.Workwithstudentstoformthepluralsofregularnouns.WritethissentenceontheboardIpickeduptheeraser.Helpstudentsidentifythenouneraserandhowmanyone.Explainthattoformthepluralofaregularnounyouaddeithersores.Thenworktogethertoformthepluralerasersandtellhowmanymorethanone.Nextwritethewordsboxbearandfeatherontheboard.Workwithstudentstoformtheplurals.Besuretopronouncethewordsasyouexplainhoweachpluralisformedboxesaddesbearsaddsfeathersadds.Pointouttheregularpluralnounfeathersonstudentbookpage8.GenreFocusFolktaleTellstudentsthatonpage13theywillreadafolktale.Denethisgenreforstudents.Explainthatafolktaleisactionstorythatcomesfromaspeciccountryorcultureandusuallyreectsthecustomsorbeliefsofthepeople.Thestoryhasoftenbeentoldandretoldbeforebeingwrittendown.Thecharactersinfolktalesmaybepeopleoranimals.Humancharactersmaybeordinarypeopleormayhavesuperhumanqualities.Animalcharactersmayhavehumantraitssnakesandfrogsthatspeakforexample.Afolktalemaycontainalessonorexplainsomethinginthenaturalworld.Havestudentssharefolktalesthattheyhavereadorheard.LessonobjectivesStudentswilllearntoFindthemainideabyguringoutthemostimportantideainareadingpassageIdentifywhentestquestionsareaskingthemtondthemainideaGettinGstartedIntroducetheStrategyTellstudentsthattodaytheywilllearnhowtondthemainideaastheyread.SAYGoodreadersfndthemainideabyfguringoutthemostimportantideainareadingpassage.Youalreadyknowaboutmainideabecauseyouthinkaboutwhatismostimportantinthethingsthathappentoyoueveryday.ModeltheStrategyIntroducethestrategybydescribingasituationandaskingstudentstothinkaboutwhatishappening.SAYSupposeyouareteachingyourlittlebrotherhowtorideabike.Heishavingtroublebalancingonthebikeandisabouttotoppleover.Therearemanythingsyoucouldexplaintoyourbrotheratthatmomentbutyouneedtomakesurehedoesntall.Soyoutellhimthemostimportantthingheneedstoknowatthatmomenttokeepromalling.Pointouttostudentsthattheonethingtheysaidatthatmomentwasthemostimportantideaforkeepingtheirbrotherfromfallingoffhisbike.Theydidntexplainanylessimportantinformation.Tellstudentsthatthisisanexampleofndingthemainidea.34GuiddIsruio7Readthise-mailthatagirlsenttoherfriend.Asyoureadthinkaboutthemainideaofthee-mail.Thenanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthemainideaoftheparagraphThestatethatliesfarthestsouthisHawaii.Robinsentireclassansweredageographyquestionincorrectly.RobinlearnedsomeinterestingfactsaboutUnitedStatesgeography.PartsofWisconsinarefarthereastthanpartsofFlorida.2.WhereorhowdidyoufindthemainideainthefirstsentenceoftheparagraphinthelastsentenceoftheparagraphinthemiddleoftheparagraphbythinkingaboutthemostimportantideaintheparagraphWorkwithaPartnerTalkaboutyouranswerstothequestions.Tellwhyyouchoseyouranswers.Thentalkaboutwhatyouhavelearnedsofaraboutfindingmainidea.FindingMainIdeaFromRobinS.ToTamaraH.SubjectInterestingfactsofthedayTamaraIwanttotellyouaboutsomeinterestingfactsIlearnedtodayaboutgeographyintheUnitedStates.DoyouknowwhichstateliesthefarthestsouthMostofthekidsinmyclassansweredFlorida.AfewkidssaidTexas.MyresponsewasCalifornia.WewereallwrongThemostsouthernstateisHawaii.WealsolearnedthatAlaskaisboththemostwesternandthemosteasternstate.ItsAleutianIslandsextendreallyfartothewest.TheyactuallycrossthelinethatdividestheEasternandWesternhemispheres.AnotherinterestingfactIlearnedisthatpartsofVirginiaarefartherwestthanWestVirginia.AlsodidyouknowthatpartsofWisconsinwhichisintheMidwestarefarthereastthanpartsofFloridaReplysoonRobin6PARTTWOLearnAbouttheStrategyWHATTOKNOWThemostimportantideainaparagraphiscalledthemainidea.Themainideatellswhataparagraphismostlyabout.Themainideaissometimesfoundinthefirstsentenceofaparagraph.Themainideaissometimesfoundinthelastsentenceofaparagraph.Themainideaissometimesnotfoundinanyonesentence.YoucanfigureoutthemainideabyaskingyourselfWhatisthemostimportantideaintheparagraphReadthisparagraphaboutbats.Asyoureadthinkaboutthemostimportantideaintheparagraph.Thelastsentenceoftheparagraphstatesthemostimportantidea.Batsuseecholocationtohuntandtoavoidbumpingintothingsinthedark.FindingMainIdeaWhyBatsCanFlyintheDarkSometimespeoplesaythatsomeonewhodoesntseewellisasblindasabat.Batsarenotreallyblindhowever.Mostofthemhavetinyeyesthatcannotseeverywellinthedark.Sobatsrelyontheirearstoseeatnight.Batsmakehighsqueakingnoisesastheyfly.Thesesoundsspreadoutthroughtheairlikewaves.Whenthesoundshitanobjecttheybouncebackasechoes.Thebatslargeearseasilypickuptheechosoundstolocateobjectsintheirpath.Thisiscalledecholocation.Batsuseecholocationtohuntandtoavoidbumpingintothingsinthedark.Abatsendsoutsoundsthroughtheairwaves.AtAGlAnceStudentslearnhowtondthemainideawhentheyread.Studentsthenpracticethestrategybythinkingaboutthemostimportantideatoanswerquestionsaboutapassage.StepbyStepPage6IntroducethelessonbyreadingaloudtheinformationintheWhattoKnowbox.Tellstudentsthattogetheryouwillreadapassageandtalkabouthowgoodreaderscangureoutthemainideaofthepassage.Haveavolunteerreadaloudthepassage.Directstudentstofollowalongasyoureadtheinformationunderthepassage.Directstudentstounderlinethemainideainthepassagethelastsentence.ConcludethelessonbyreviewingtheconceptsintheWhattoKnowbox.Page7Directstudentstoreadthepassageandanswerthequestions.Guidestudentsasneeded.OrganizestudentstoworkinpairstocompletetheWorkwithaPartneractivity.Whenstudentshavenishedworkinginpairsdiscusstheanswersasaclass.TipHavestudentsunderlinethesentenceinthepassagethatdirectlystatesthemainidea.IwanttotellyouaboutsomeinterestingfactsIlearnedtodayaboutgeographyintheUnitedStates.TipPointoutthatthinkingaboutallthesentencesaftertherstsentencehelpsthereaderunderstandmoreaboutthegeographicalfactsthatthegirlndssointeresting.Theexamplessheprovidesthroughouttheparagraphallsupporthermainideawhichshestatesintherstsentence.FindingMainIdea35ModdPrai9WhichAnswerIsCorrectandWhyLookattheanswerchoicesforeachquestion.Readwhyeachanswerchoiceiscorrectornotcorrect.3.WhatisthefablemostlyaboutwhatpeacockseatThisanswerisnotcorrectbecausewhilethefabledoesstatethatpeacockseatcornitisonlyadetail.Itisnotthemostimportantidea.howbirdscanchangetheirfeathersThisanswerisnotcorrectbecausethewaythatthejaytriedtochangehisfeathersisonlyadetailinthestory.Thewayheattemptedtochangehisfeathersisnotthemostimportantidea.thedifferencebetweendifferentkindsofbirdfeathersThisanswerisnotcorrectbecausethereisnotenoughinformationinthefabletosupportthisidea.Whilethefabledoessuggestthatpeacockfeathersaremorebeautifulthanjayfeathersitisnotthemostimportantidea.GabirdthatpretendstobeadifferentkindofbirdThisansweriscorrectbecauseitexplainsthelessonthatistaughtinthefable.Ittellswhatallthesentencesinthefablearemostlyabout.Itisthemostimportantidea.4.WheredidyoufindthemainideainthefirstsentenceoftheparagraphThisanswerisnotcorrectbecausethefirstsentenceinthefabletellsaboutthesetting.Itstatesthatthejaywasgoingintotheyardwherepeacocksoftengathered.Thisisnotthemostimportantideaoftheparagraph.GinthelastsentenceoftheparagraphThisansweriscorrectbecausethelastsentencestatesItisnotonlyfinefeathersthatmakefinebirds.Theideathatfineappearancesarenotthemostimportantpartofbeingafinebirdisthelessonandmainideaofthefable.inthemiddleoftheparagraphThisanswerisnotcorrectbecausethesentencesinthemiddleoftheparagraphtellabouthowthejaytiedpeacockfeatherstohisowntailandhowthepeacocksandjaysreactedtowhathehaddone.bythinkingaboutthemostimportantideaintheparagraphThisanswerisnotcorrectbecausethemainideaisstatedinthelastsentence.FindingMainIdea8PARTTHREECheckYourUnderstandingReadthisfablebyAesop.AsyoureadaskyourselfWhatisthefablemostlyaboutThenanswerthequestions.3.Whatisthefablemostlyaboutwhatpeacockseathowbirdscanchangetheirfeathersthedifferencebetweendifferentkindsofbirdfeathersabirdthatpretendstobeadifferentkindofbird4.Whereorhowdidyoufindthemainideainthefirstsentenceoftheparagraphinthelastsentenceoftheparagraphinthemiddleoftheparagraphbythinkingaboutthemostimportantideaintheparagraph.REVIEWThemainideatellswhataparagraphismostlyabout.Readthefirstsentenceoftheparagraph.Themainideaissometimesfoundhere.Readthelastsentenceoftheparagraph.Themainideaissometimesfoundhere.Sometimesthemainideaisnotfoundinasentencefromtheparagraph.Youcanfigureoutthemainideabythinkingaboutthemostimportantideaintheparagraph.FindingMainIdeaAjayventuredintoayardwherepeacocksoftengatheredtoeatcorn.Thereonthegroundthejayfoundseveralcolorfulpeacockfeathers.Becausehegreatlyadmiredpeacocksthejaytiedthefeatherstohisowntailandstruttedtowardagroupofpeacocks.Thepeacockswerequiteangryatthejayforpretendingtobeoneofthem.Theypluckedtheborrowedfeathersoffhistail.Thejaywalkedbacktosomeotherjaysthathadwatchedtheuglyscene.Theytoowereangry.TheytoldhimItisnotonlynefeathersthatmakenebirds.AtAGlAnceStudentsreinforcetheirunderstandingofstrategyconceptsthroughreadingapassageansweringquestionsanddiscussingwhyanswersarecorrectornotcorrect.StePbyStePPage8ReadaloudtheinformationintheReviewbox.Directstudentstoreadthepassageandanswerthequestionsonthepage.RemindstudentstousetheinformationintheReviewboxtohelpthem.Page9Tellstudentsthatthispagemodelshowtondthecorrectanswersandexplainswhyeachoneiscorrect.Sharethecorrectanswers.Thenreadaloudtheexplanationsforalltheanswerchoicesforquestions3and4.Solicitquestionsandcommentsfromtheclass.TipExplainthatwhilethelastsentenceofthefabledoesexpressthemainideastudentsmustthinkaboutallthethingsthathappenedearlierintheparagraphtounderstandwhatthesentencetrulymeans.FindingMainIdeaAmainideaisdifferentfromatheme.Athemeisamessagecommentoruniversaltruththatarchesoverawholepassage.Athememightbeastitchintimesavesnineordontjudgeabookbyitscover.Amainideaismoreofaspecicstatementaboutthetopicofapassage.MainideastatementsforthethemesabovemightbeItwasasmartideatorepairtheleakingroofbeforeitgotanyworseorEventhoughthereantissmallithasapainfulbiteTeachersCorner231