Distinguish important ideas from unimportant information in order to identify key ideas or themes as I read (Does the detail matter?  Does it impact the story?); Sift and sort information to answer questions and focus on bigger ideas, issues and concepts; Produce a main idea from a narrative selection that will focus on either a single paragraph or a series of paragraphs; Explain the difference between a stated and in implied purpose for an expository text.                  

 Read Aloud:  Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli    _____________________________________________________________________________________

 

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