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Main Topic & Key Details

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English›Reading Comprehension|Ages 6—10|ID: mt_QCWWmDMYZR

Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph informational text, determine the focus of specific paragraphs, and explain how key details support the main idea

Mastery Evidence

  • Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph informational text and state the focus of individual paragraphs
  • Describe how specific details and facts in the text support the main idea
  • Explain how events, ideas, or steps in a text are connected (e.g. cause-effect, sequence, comparison)

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] reads a multi-page article — like a school text about a historical event — can they tell you the main idea and then explain what each section was specifically about?”

Curriculum Standards3 alignments

RI.2.8Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RI.2.8

Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.

English Language Arts
RI.3.2Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RI.3.2

Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

English Language Arts
RI.4.2Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RI.4.2

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

English Language Arts

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