Week of 1/29
- Administered pre-survey asking about student attitudes regarding main idea comprehension
- Administered pre-test using "Danger of a Single Story" TedTalk
- Introduced definitions of main idea and theme
- Taught and modeled MAIN-I, summarization, and rereading using think alouds
- Teacher-led practice using "Igbo" article
- Students practiced using strategies in partners with "Proverb" encyclopedia article
- Students created their own research presentations using two expository articles
- Students completed an exit ticket for one of their own research articles
- Students practiced using strategies in small groups with "Bullying" article and completed exit ticket
- Students practiced using strategies with "Savagery" article and completed exit ticket
- Students compared and contrasted main idea and theme with "The Golden Touch"
- Administered post-survey
- Adminsitered post-test