What is a main idea & Detail Graphic Organizer?
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Videos:In the video below, students use a unique main idea and detail graphic organizer. They are using folded paper that creates an interactive foldable stating the main ideas and details of a history text. This video shows students interacting and discussing the topic as they identify the main idea.
Below is a BrainPOP video which discusses the Main Idea. This video provides clear distinction between the main idea and the topic of a text, as well as some interesting ideas on how to organize the main idea and details into a graphic organizer.
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How can I use this strategy?
- Use this strategy in history class, take a chapter or section of the textbook, and complete the graphic organizer for each paragraph of the text. Students can use their organizers both to assist in comprehension, and after reading, as a study guide for any post-reading assessments.
- To use this strategy with students who need accommodations, fill in parts of the graphic organizer for them, sort of like close notes, and allow the students to complete the blanks, using the words you've filled in to guide them.
Resources:
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Incorporate Writing:
The main idea & detail graphic organizer is tied to writing, as students are practicing organizing their thoughts and information into an organized form. Students also get practice with their note-taking skills. This is tied to Common Core Standard ELA.Literacy.W.6.1.C, "Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons" (English Language Arts (n.d.)). |
Examples:
The examples below are just that, examples, create your own graphic organizer to fit your needs. If you are studying something that could be made into a shape, try creating a graphic organizer that represents that shape, like the flower below.
References:
English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 6. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2015, from http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/
Ellis, E. (1999). Using graphic organizers to make sense of the curriculum. Tuscaloosa, AL: Masterminds, LLC.
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Literacy in context (LinC): Choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12. Boston: Pearson.
English Language Arts Standards » Writing » Grade 6. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2015, from http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/
Ellis, E. (1999). Using graphic organizers to make sense of the curriculum. Tuscaloosa, AL: Masterminds, LLC.
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Literacy in context (LinC): Choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12. Boston: Pearson.