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CCSS ELA: RI.4.2

RI.4.2 Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

Related Lessons

Draw Inferences from Text
Main Idea & Key Details
Compare Firsthand and Secondhand Accounts of the Same Event
Identify Sequential Order Patterns
Identify the Author's Point of View
Answer Who, When, and Where Questions
Identify the Compare and Contrast Pattern in Informational Text
Describe Cause & Effect Text Structure
Describe Problem-and-Solution Text Structure
Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion
Analyze Informational Text
Identify Chronological Order in Informational Text
Interpret Information from a Chart
Select a Focus in Writing
Select an Organizational Structure When Writing
Follow Instructions in a Technical Manual
Answer What, How & Why Questions
Recognize Attributes of Opinion Text
Use Chronological Order to Convey Information
Identify Proposition and Support Patterns in Text

Related Concepts

Identify the Main Topic
Maintain a Focus in Writing
Identify the Main Topic of a Multi-Paragraph Text
Determine the Main Idea
Main Idea & Key Details
Discern Main Idea (Stated)
Discern Main Idea (Implied)
Develop a Topic in Writing
Plan and Write a Main Idea Essay
Connect Main Ideas to Sources
Revise Writing to Improve Organization of Ideas Within Paragraphs