Who can remember what determining the main idea is?
2. Record students’ answers on the chart paper or board and clarify the meaning of a main idea as necessary. Determining the main idea means finding the most important idea that tells what the book is all about. 3. Explain why finding the main idea is useful to readers. Good readers are able to tell the main idea of what they have read. They think about what the book is about over all. They use important details from the book to help figure out the main idea. Sometimes we can confuse important details and the main idea. It’s important to use important details to determine the main idea. 4. Show the cover of the book. Today we will be reading _________________________ by __________________. Without talking, think for a minute about what you think this book is about. 5. Direct students to the large copy of the Main Idea/Detail graphic organizer We are going to write down three important details from the book. Then, we are going to use those details to figure out the main idea. 6. Read th
