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Analyze the central idea(s), implied or explicit, and its development throughout a text.
Standard #: ELA.6.R.2.2
Standard Information
Standard Clarifications
Clarification 1: Various types of support could include an author’s use of facts, definitions, concrete details, and/or quotations to develop the central idea(s) in a text.
General Information
Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 6
Strand: Reading
Standard: Reading Informational Text
Date Adopted or Revised: 08/20
Status: State Board Approved
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  • ELA.6.R.2.AP.2 # Identify the central idea(s), implied or explicit, and its development throughout a text.
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Lesson Plans
  • Brochures: A Creative Format for the Study of Informational Texts # In this lesson, students will work with two informational texts in the form of brochures, texts about Burmese pythons and lionfish. With the lionfish brochure, students will identify the text features used, determine the central ideas and key supporting details, and work with selected vocabulary. Students will then be provided with informational text on a different animal and they will put their skills to use to create a brochure of their own. Various graphic organizers and teacher resources have been included as attachments. Additional resources have also been provided in the Further Recommendations section to help teachers gather resources for students to use to create their own brochure.
  • Analyzing Central Ideas and Details to Answer a Research Question #

    In this lesson, students will formulate a research question, practice analyzing the central ideas and relevant details of informational texts they locate during a partner research activity, and then synthesize this information into an expository paragraph.

Original Student Tutorial
  • Set Sail: Analyzing the Central Idea # Learn to identify and analyze the central idea of an informational text. In this interactive tutorial, you'll read several informational passages about the history of pirates. First, you'll learn the four-step process for pinpointing the central idea. Then you'll analyze each passage to see how the central idea is developed throughout the text.
Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12
  • Set Sail: Analyzing the Central Idea # Learn to identify and analyze the central idea of an informational text. In this interactive tutorial, you'll read several informational passages about the history of pirates. First, you'll learn the four-step process for pinpointing the central idea. Then you'll analyze each passage to see how the central idea is developed throughout the text.
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