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Group members - Beth McEwen (King George P.S.), Erin Kent (Jean Little P.S.) and Kathy Gossling-Spears (Kortright Hills) We will be meeting at Kortright Hills P.S. on Friday Oct 16th for the afternoon. The lesson will then be taught by on.  WHAT'S THE MAIN IDEA?

Identifying the Main Idea
 * Lesson Focus/Critical Learning ** :

1.4 demonstrate understand of increasingly complex texts by summarizing important ideas and citing a variety of details that support the main idea 1.5 make inferences about texts using stated and implied ideas from the texts as evidence
 * Curriculum Expecations ** :

Students will learn how to identify the main idea in a variety of texts (fiction and non-fiction).
 * Learning Goals (Unpacked Expectations) ** :


 * Evaluation Tasks and Tools **:


 * Required Materials :**
 * colour coded moral stickers (1 for each student, 4 students per colour)
 * 1 colour coded flag for each group
 * 1 marker for each group
 * Smartboard
 * Notebook 10 file with sorting activity for teacher
 * envelopes containing summaries and main ideas of familiar activities for students to sort


 * 1 piece of chart paper for each group with T chart on the middle
 * EXIT PASSES (summary vs. main idea handout)

Pre-Assessment: - C.A.S.I round 1 data for question #2 (identifying main idea)


 * Instructional Components ** :

__Lesson:__

Mental Set: - when students enter classroom they must take a colour coded moral sticker (with their name on it) and move to the appropriate table group - once in their group students have 5 minutes (use Smartboard timer) to discuss the commonalities between their stickers (morals) and come up with an appropriate group name (related to their sticker morals) - the tallest person in each group will record the group's name on their flag

Direct Instruction: - teacher will model concept attainment sorting strategy using the Smartboard and Smart Notebook 10 software - modelling will be done using familiar heroes and villains/ protagonists and antagonists, teacher will place first two sets of characters on the T chart and will then invite students to think-pair-share about the sorting rule being used - invite student volunteers who feel they have established the sorting rule to come to Samrtboard and sort characters - ask students to think about appropriate headings for each column on the T chart, have students think-pair-share tier answers, call upon random students to share their headings - write all appropriate headings on the T Chart

Student Activity: - each group will have an envelope filled with summaries and main ideas **and** a large piece of chart paper (with T chart on it) - teacher will explain to class that their envelope contains short sentences which need to be sorted into two categories based on similarities (just like we did for the heroes and villains sorting activity) - give each group 10 minutes to sort the sentences in their envelopes and come up with appropriate column headings (use Smartboard timer) - each group sends shortest student to Smartboard to write their headings on the T-Chart in their group's colour - teacher asks random group member to explain their thinking/organizational strategy - provide groups with 2 minutes to review their work and make any changes they'd like to - teacher will reveal correct sorting with the headings "Summary" and "Main Idea" on the Smartboard - students must apply their knowledge by developing their own definitions for Summary and Main Idea - have students complete the main idea and summary handout, this will be their EXIT PASS for the day


 * Future Assessment Task: **

- teacher will evaluate their EXIT PASSES to determine students' levels of understanding, some re-teaching may be necessary - students will read picture books and identify the main idea using Smart Notebook 10 - students must create a collage with images that support the main idea and a scrolling banner which includes a 1 sentence main idea - students must hand their collages is electronically, teacher can share all collages with class


 * Debriefing Questions to Ask Students Following Lesson ** :