Bilingual Nonfiction Graphic Organizer for Main Idea
Topic versus main idea is the focus of this bilingual lesson, with parallel English and Spanish scripts that lead students through a nonfiction read-aloud and a graphic organizer for the main idea and supporting details.
- Grades
- Not Grade Specific
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Subject
- ELA, Reading
- Topic
- main idea, graphic organizer
- Resource types
- Teacher Tools, Graphic Organizers
- Preparation
- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
This resource is a Bilingual Main Idea Graphic Organizer.
It is offered in English and Spanish.
This is perfect for guided writing lessons with any nonfiction books.
Examples are included.
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Distinguish a text's topic from its main idea
- Identify three details that support a main idea
Teaching tips
- The lesson reads one section aloud twice, first for the main idea and then for three supporting details, so choose a nonfiction book with clearly subtitled sections.
Skills covered
- Listening comprehension — tracking the main idea during a nonfiction read-aloud
- Organizing information — recording topic, main idea and details on the organizer, with a partner or alone
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Which books work with the lesson?
Any nonfiction book with subtitled sections works. The lesson names Animals Nobody Loves by Seymour Simon and National Geographic Readers: El Tiempo as examples; books are not included.
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Core concepts
Core concepts
- Topic
- Main idea
- Supporting details
- Nonfiction
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