Main Idea & Supporting Details Class Activity

Read "The Loch Ness Monster." Which sentence identifies a central idea from the text?

• "The Loch Ness Monster has dinosaur-like features, such as a long neck."

• "The first reported Loch Ness Monster sighting occurred in 1933."

• "The legend of the Loch Ness Monster is an impossible mystery to solve."

• "Sightings of the Loch Ness Monster have been caught on video many times."

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Select one way the author develops the central idea of the text.

(central idea -- "The legend of the Loch Ness Monster is an impossible mystery to solve.")

• by describing the reasons specific groups oppose a serious search for the Loch Ness Monster.

• by describing the Loch Ness Monster's physical characteristics.

• by describing the various attempts to capture footage of the Loch Ness Monster.

• by comparing the Loch Ness Monster to a prehistoric creature.

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Select TWO details that best support the main idea "The Legend of the Loch Ness Monster is an impossible mystery to solve."

• "The Loch Ness Monster is an aquatic animal who is believed to live in Loch Ness Lake."

• "Environmental groups are afraid of harming the environment..."

• "It was first reported in the news in 1933."

• "...the government doesn't want to lose the tourists that Nessie attracts..."

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Read "The Lost City of Atlantis." Which sentence identifies a central idea from the text?

• "This legendary city mysteriously vanished beneath the Atlantic Ocean in one day and one night."

• "Some think it is off the coast of Florida...A United States research team believes Atlantis was wiped out by a tsunami..."

• "Plato...described it as almost magical."

• "The lost city of Atlantis is one of the most puzzling mysteries."

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Select one way the author develops the central idea of the text.

(central idea -- "The Lost City of Atlantis is one of the most puzzling mysteries.")

• by describing what the lost city of Atlantis looked liked.

• by including Plato's description of the lost city of Atlantis.

• by describing the many theories brought forward to explain the city's disappearance.

• by describing Atlantis as "a very peaceful place."

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Select THREE details that best support the main idea "The lost city of Atlantis is one of the most puzzling mysteries."

• "There are many theories about where Atlantis could be."

• "...it had advanced technology and five rings of water surrounding it that were connected by tunnels."

• "Some think it is off the coast of Florida, others think it is near the Andes mountains in Bolivia."

• "A United States research team believes Atlantis was wiped out by a tsunami and is actually located in Spain."

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Read "The Bermuda Triangle." Which sentence identifies a central idea from the text?

• "Planes have disappeared without explanation."

• "The Bermuda Triangle is a site where many unsolved mysteries have occurred."

• "In 1918 the U.S. Cyclops crew of 309 went missing from Barbados.

• "In 1955 a yacht was found that had survived 3 hurricanes - but was missing the entire crew."

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Select one way the author develops the central idea of the text.

(central idea -- "The Bermuda Triangle is a site where many unsolved mysteries have occurred.")

• by describing famous stories of disappearances at the site of the Bermuda Triangle.

• by including the location of the Bermuda Triangle.

• by including the date of each disappearance in sequential order.

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Select TWO details that best support the main idea "The Bermuda Triangle is a site where many unsolved mysteries have occurred."

• "Planes have disappeared without explanation. Ships have vanished into thin air."

• "In 1918 the U.S. Cyclops crew of 309 went missing after leaving Barbados."

• "Some people believe the disappearances are caused by UFOs, but most scientists believe that bad weather or human error have caused these perplexing incidents."

• "In the Atlantic Ocean, between Bermuda, Florida, and Puerto Rico, is the Bermuda Triangle."

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CCSS.RI.8.2

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How would you rate your understanding of central idea and supporting details in informational text after today's lesson & activities?

• 1 - I still don't understand.

• 2 - I'm getting there. I think I need a little more practice.

• 3 - I can define both terms and identify them in an informational text.

• 4 - I'm an expert and could teach others about the topic.

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