Course: determining Central ideas of Texts
Description
In this module, we will determine the central ideas and key understandings of a text. We will then practice designing questions that align to these key understandings and central ideas.
Objectives and Competencies
Knowledge:
Mindset:
Description
In this module, we will determine the central ideas and key understandings of a text. We will then practice designing questions that align to these key understandings and central ideas.
Objectives and Competencies
Knowledge:
- Teachers know what makes a textual summary strong.
- Teachers can support students in extrapolating the key understandings and central ideas from a text by annotating and engaging in discussion.
Mindset:
- Teachers believe that in order for students to be college and career ready, they have to do more than just name the central idea of a text – they also have to explain how ideas develop and evolve within a text.