4.1.5 Reading: Summarizing the Text

Reading: Summarizing the Text (Main Idea and Details)
Lesson 4.1.5

Learners can:

• determine two or more main ideas in a text and explain how they are supported by key details

Vocabulary: none

Curriculum Kit Materials: Lewis and Clark

You have learned that when finding the main idea, you:

• read the text;

• find the topic or subject;

• look for important details;

• use details to find the main idea; and

• tell the main idea in your own words.

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​Finding the Main Idea

Today, you are going to reread three sections in your book, Lewis & Clark:

• “The United States Doubles in Size;”

• “Sacagawea Helps the Corps;“ and

• “An Open Door to the West”

​As you read, think about the following questions:

• What are the most important main ideas?

• What evidence supports those ideas?

​Lewis and Clark

Categorize

Options (6)

Answer the question below by sorting the statements into the correct category.

Is the sentence a main idea from Lewis & Clark?

Yes

No

Draw

Draw a line to match each vocabulary word to its definition.

-Get up/Move Around/Stretch
-Get a snack/drink
-Use the bathroom
-Get ready for Writing

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