Main idea and detail

Teacher edition · Grade 3 · Lesson 5 · Unit 0 · notebook

Writing Book 3 · sheet 44

Main idea on the line, details indented under it.

2. Your turn

Take two-level notes on a short passage: one main idea, two details indented.

Below is what a full, correct answer looks like. Children's wording will differ and should — mark the thing this lesson taught, not everything at once.

Read out your main idea only.model — accept any answer that does the same job

3. Before you finish

Read out your main idea only.

Watch forIf everything is a main idea, nothing is. Force a choice: only one line at the margin.