RDEC11 Key Ideas

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Grade 4 Read/Write

Teacher Facing
December 9, 2024

Informational

Student Assistance Form (SAF)

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What is a SAF?

A SAF is an electronic referral form submitted when a Houston ISD student’s need
has been identified. Information provided in a SAF is immediately sent to a caring

professional to be processed.

Wraparound

Team

Campus

Staff

Students

Parents

Community

Members

School

Counselors

District

Personnel

Service

Providers

Who can submit a SAF?

SAF

Instructions

Scan

Submit a Student Assistance Form (SAF) to notify a caring professional about a

student’s need. A SAF can be submitted to connect a student to

resources/services for:

Identified a Need? Submit a SAF

www.HoustonISDsaf.com

•Housing

•Transportation

•and more!

•School Supplies

•Attendance/Truancy

Submit a SAF by scanning the QR code or by typing

•Mental Health

•Food/Clothing

Submit a Student Assistance Form (SAF) to notify a caring professional

about your needs. A SAF can be submitted to connect you to

resources/services for:

Do You Have a Need? Submit a SAF

www.HoustonISDsaf.com

•Housing

•Transportation

•and more!

•School Supplies

•Attendance

Submit a SAF by scanning the QR code or typing

•Mental Health

•Food/Clothing

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Materials

Student

Teacher

•“Important vs. Interesting Details”
cards and T-CHART (Table
Activity)

● “Eco-Friendly Food” HMH

MyBook: Module 8 Week 1

● Whiteboards

● Response Cards

● Slide Deck
● Cut the cards, mix them, and

place them in bag for table
“Important vs. Interesting Details”
activity.

●

HMH MyBook: Module 8 Week 1

“Eco-Friendly Food”

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Important

Interesting

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Recycling helps conserve natural
resources like trees, water, and minerals.

Reducing waste by using fewer plastic
products can decrease pollution.

Recycling paper saves energy and
reduces the need for cutting down more
trees.

The three Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle –
are essential for protecting the
environment.

Some artists create amazing sculptures
using recycled materials.

Reusing old jars and bottles for crafts or
storage is a fun and creative activity.

Learning about recycling helps us
become environmental superheroes and
planet protectors.

Many schools have recycling programs,
and students can participate by sorting
their waste.

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Suggested Agenda

Component

Slide #s

Time*

Do Now/Lesson
introduction

17-18

5 min

Direct teach

19-28

15 min

Skill practice

29-40

24 min

Closing

41

1 min

*These times are

a suggestion.
Please change
and prioritize as
needed for your

students.

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Do Now

1. This story is about George Pocock and his
daughter, Martha. George Pocock was a
nineteenth-century English inventor who
experimented with kites.

When you see a word end in -or it is usually a person.

In the paragraph, the suffix -or in the word
inventor helps the reader understand that the
word refers to –

A.a person who experiments
B.a person who creates
C.the way of inventing something
D.the invention itself

2. As Martha’s father strapped her into the seat,
which was really little more than a basket with leg
holes, he whistled absently. Even if she spoke to
him right now, he would not hear her. His mind
was on the experiment.

Remember that -ly means in a certain way

In the paragraph, the suffix -ly in the word
absently helps the reader understand that
the word means –

A.with clear excitement
B.with a great deal of skill
C.while thinking about something else
D.while wishing to be somewhere else

Multiple Choice

In the paragraph, the suffix -or in the word inventor helps the reader understand that the word refers to –

The suffix -ly in the word inventor helps me understand that it means -

• a

• b

• c

• d

Multiple Choice

In the paragraph, the suffix -ly in the word absently helps the reader understand that the word means –

The suffix -ly helps the reader understand that absently means -

• a

• b

• c

• d

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LO: SWBAT evaluate details
read to determine key
ideas.

DOL: Given a text, students will correctly
evaluate details read to determine key ideas in
at least 4 of 5 questions.

Informational

Ⓡ 4.6(G) evaluate details read to

determine key ideas DEC11

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Vocabulary:
capitalization, proper
noun, nationality

Informational

Ⓡ 4.6(G) evaluate details read to

determine key ideas DEC11

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Academic Vocabulary

key ideas

(noun)

details
(noun)

fact or idea that supports or
tells more about a central, or

key idea

important ideas throughout a
work that support the central

message, theme, tone, etc.

Dropdown

The important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc. are called ​

Select answer

​

Select answer

area facts or ideas that supports or tells more about a central, or key idea.

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HOT Question:
How can readers
determine the key
ideas in a text?

Informational

Ⓡ 4.6(G) evaluate details read to determine

key ideas

DETAILS are:

★ ideas
★ facts, or
★ points

included by an author that
support the central idea.

What are DETAILS?

Open Ended

What are details?

Details are -

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Important Details

Interesting Details

● It is cool to know but it does not

help me understand

● Meant to keep reader

entertained

● Neat to know, but okay to

forget

● Fun fact

What is the difference between

IMPORTANT and INTERESTING details?

Essential to the KEY IDEA: They
support and explain the central idea/
main idea.
Contribute to Understanding: They
often answer questions like who,
what, when, where, why, and how.

Critical for Memory: They are likely to
appear in summaries or discussions
about the key idea.

Multiple Choice

Is this an important detail or an interesting detail?

• It is cool to know but does not help me understand

This is an ...

• interesting detail

• important detail

Multiple Choice

Is this an interesting detail or an important one?

Neat to know.

This is an -

• important detail

• interesting detail

Multiple Choice

Is this an important detail or an intersesting detail?

Supports the central or main idea.

This is an -

• interesting detail

• neither

• important detail

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Readers look for the ____________
between the _______ and how the
details are _________ to determine
what _________ the details focus on
and support.
Readers determine the key ideas in
a text to ________ the overarching
_________ of a text.

Determine KEY IDEAS

relationships

key ideas

organized

infer

message

details

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Readers look for the ____________
between the _______ and how the
details are _________ to determine
what _________ the details focus on
and support.
Readers determine the key ideas in
a text to ________ the overarching
_________ of a text.

Determine KEY IDEAS

relationships

key ideas

organized

infer

message

details
infer

message

relationships

details

key ideas

organized

What should readers ask themselves when

determining KEY IDEAS?

What is the main
topic of the text?

What does the author

want the reader to

understand?

What information

is repeated or
emphasized?

What are the
most important
ideas supporting
the central idea?

What should readers ask themselves when

determining KEY IDEAS?

What is the main
topic of the text?

What should readers ask themselves when

determining KEY IDEAS?

What is the main
topic of the text?

What information

is repeated or
emphasized?

What should readers ask themselves when

determining KEY IDEAS?

What is the main
topic of the text?

What does the author

want the reader to

understand?

What information

is repeated or
emphasized?

What should readers ask themselves when

determining KEY IDEAS?

What is the main
topic of the text?

What does the author

want the reader to

understand?

What information

is repeated or
emphasized?

What are the
most important
ideas supporting
the central idea?

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Recycling plays a vital role in environmental
conservation. Recycling helps conserve natural
resources like trees, water, and minerals, while also
saving energy and reducing the need for cutting down
more trees. Many creative opportunities arise from
recycling - some artists create amazing sculptures using
recycled materials, and reusing old jars and bottles for
crafts or storage is a fun and creative activity. Reducing
waste by using fewer plastic products can decrease
pollution. When we learn about recycling, we become
environmental superheroes and planet protectors. This
education often starts in schools, where many have
recycling programs that allow students to participate by
sorting their waste. The three Rs – Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle – are essential for protecting the environment.

Recycling

What are
important
details in the
text?

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Important

Interesting

What kind of details are these statements?

Recycling helps conserve natural resources like trees, water,
and minerals.

Reducing waste by using fewer plastic products can decrease
pollution.

Recycling paper saves energy and reduces the need for cutting
down more trees.

The three Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – are essential for
protecting the environment.

Some artists create amazing sculptures using recycled
materials.

Reusing old jars and bottles for crafts or storage is a fun and
creative activity.

Learning about recycling helps us become environmental
superheroes and planet protectors.

Many schools have recycling programs, and students can
participate by sorting their waste.

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Important

Interesting

Recycling helps conserve natural resources
like trees, water, and minerals.

Reducing waste by using fewer plastic
products can decrease pollution.

Recycling paper saves energy and reduces
the need for cutting down more trees.

The three Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – are
essential for protecting the environment.

Some artists create amazing sculptures
using recycled materials.

Reusing old jars and bottles for crafts or
storage is a fun and creative activity.

Learning about recycling helps us become
environmental superheroes and planet
protectors.

Many schools have recycling programs, and
students can participate by sorting their
waste.

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Recycling helps
conserve
natural
resources like
trees, water,
and minerals.

Reducing waste
by using fewer
plastic products
can decrease
pollution.

Recycling paper
saves energy
and reduces the
need for cutting
down more
trees.

The three Rs
– Reduce,
Reuse,
Recycle – are
essential for
protecting
the
environment.

What KEY IDEA is supported by

these details?

Recycling helps conserve natural
resources like trees, water, and
minerals.

Reducing waste by using fewer
plastic products can decrease
pollution.
Recycling paper saves energy and
reduces the need for cutting down
more trees.

The three Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
– are essential for protecting the
environment.

Key idea

Multiple Choice

What key idea about recycling is best supported in the text?

The key idea best supported by the text is that -

• a

• b

• c

• d

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What key idea about recycling is best supported in the text?

A. Recycling helps protect and preserve the natural

environment daily.

B.Recycling encourages creative projects and artistic

expression mainly.

C.Recycling shows students how to sort and organize

materials properly.

D.Recycling teaches people how to become environmental

superheroes

O?

A is correct because the text gives many examples
showing how recycling protects the environment

D is incorrect because it is an interesting detail in the

text, not the key idea

B is incorrect because this is just one detail supporting

the larger idea of environmental protection.

C is incorrect while the text mentions this idea, this is

just one example not the key idea

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How did distinguishing between

important from interesting details help

us determine the key idea?

Distinguishing between important from interesting
details helped us determining the key idea by…

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Eco-Friendly

Food

Read

Stop

Jot!

Page 158

●What is happening in the
text?

●What are important details
in this text? How do the
details connect?

●What are key ideas in this
text?

This is important!

Underline key words

or details.

I don’t understand.

Readers are expected to…

1

2

3

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Key idea

There are a lot
of disposable
items in packed
lunches.

This text
encourages readers
to check their lunch
waste and make
eco-friendly
changes.

The text
suggests ways
to reduce lunch
waste, including
using leftovers.

It provides
specific ideas
for eco-
friendly and
healthier
choices.

What KEY

IDEA is supported
by these details?

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Key idea

There are a lot
of disposable
items in packed
lunches.

This text
encourages readers
to check their lunch
waste and make
eco-friendly
changes.

The text
suggests ways
to reduce lunch
waste, including
using leftovers.

It provides
specific ideas
for eco-
friendly and
healthier
choices.

What KEY

IDEA is supported
by these details?

Encourage individuals to
make eco-friendly, cost-
effective, and healthier

choices when it comes to their

food and drinks.

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How can you make
your packed lunch

better for the
environment?

I can make my packed lunch better for the

environment by…

What key idea about eco-

friendly choices is best

supported in paragraph 2?

The key idea about eco-friendly
choices that is best supported
in paragraph 2 is

Multiple Choice

What key idea about eco - friendly choices is best supported in paragraph 2?

The key idea best supported is to -

• a

• b

• c

• d

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A.Choose natural yogurt as a
healthy snack option.

B.Reduce the use of
disposable items.

C.Include a carbohydrate,
protein, and fruits in your
lunch.

D.Select fresh vegetables for
better nutrition.

What key idea

about eco-

friendly choices

is best

supported in
paragraph 2?

Read

Stop

Jot!

Page 160

Stop and ask yourself:

●What is happening in the
text?

●What are important details
in this text? How do the
details connect?

●What are key ideas in this
text?

This is important!

Underline key words

or details.

I don’t understand.

Readers are expected to…

1

2

3

In paragraph 3 of the

selection, the details about
the snacks support the key

idea that —

In paragraph 3 of the selection,
the details about the snacks
support the key idea that…

Multiple Choice

In paragraph 3 of the selection, the details about the snacks support the key idea that -

The details about the snacks supports the key idea that -

• a

• b

• c

• d

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In paragraph 3 of the selection, the details about the
snacks support the key idea that —

A.students at Ithaca Creek State Primary School order

sandwiches and salads from the snack bar

B. the school garden at Ithaca Creek State Primary School

helps in preparing fresh snacks

C.composting at Ithaca Creek State Primary School is only

done with fruit and vegetable peelings

D.the snack bar at Ithaca Creek State Primary School

minimizes food waste by composting leftovers

Multiple Select

Read the information in paragraph 2. Which sentences supports the idea that we can reduce food waste?

The sentences that support the idea that we can reduce food waste are -

• a

• b

• c

• d

• e

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Ⓐ Of course, it can be hard to be organized enough to prepare
food every day. Ⓑ At Ithaca Creek State Primary School, in
Australia, workers at an on-site snack bar prepare sandwiches
and salads with fresh ingredients—some of the produce comes
from the school garden. Ⓒ They minimize food waste by
making meals or sandwiches when they are ordered.
Ⓓ Any leftover food goes in the compost along with fruit and
vegetable peelings. Ⓔ The liquid from the compost fertilizes the
garden, and the whole cycle begins again!

Read the information in paragraph 2. Which sentences support the idea
that we can reduce food waste?

Select TWO correct answers.

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What key idea about eco-friendly food practices do the details in
the text support? Support your answer using evidence from the
text.

SCR

Look-fors in SCR responses:
❏ A complete response will provide

one of the possible responses.

❏ Evidence is accurately used to

support the response.

❏ The response and the evidence to

support it are based on the text.

1 point

2 points

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The key idea about the eco-friendly food practices that the
details in the text support is schools and food companies can
find different ways to be eco-friendly with their food. At
Ithaca Creek State Primary School, "workers at an on-site
snack bar prepare sandwiches and salads with fresh
ingredients" and "minimize food waste by making meals or
sandwiches when they are ordered." These examples show
different approaches to making food practices better for the
environment.

What key idea about eco-friendly food practices do the details in
the text support? Support your answer using evidence from the
text.

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What key idea about eco-friendly food practices do the details in
the text support? Support your answer using evidence from the
text.

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The key idea about the eco-friendly food practices that the
details in the text support is

What key idea about eco-friendly food practices do the details in
the text support? Support your answer using evidence from the
text.

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The key idea about the eco-friendly food practices that the
details in the text support is schools and food companies can
find different ways to be eco-friendly with their food.

What key idea about eco-friendly food practices do the details in
the text support? Support your answer using evidence from the
text.

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The key idea about the eco-friendly food practices that the
details in the text support is schools and food companies can
find different ways to be eco-friendly with their food. At
Ithaca Creek State Primary School, "workers at an on-site
snack bar prepare sandwiches and salads with fresh
ingredients" and "minimize food waste by making meals or
sandwiches when they are ordered."

What key idea about eco-friendly food practices do the details in
the text support? Support your answer using evidence from the
text.

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The key idea about the eco-friendly food practices that the
details in the text support is schools and food companies can
find different ways to be eco-friendly with their food. At
Ithaca Creek State Primary School, "workers at an on-site
snack bar prepare sandwiches and salads with fresh
ingredients" and "minimize food waste by making meals or
sandwiches when they are ordered." These examples show
different approaches to making food practices better for the
environment.

What key idea about eco-friendly food practices do the details in
the text support? Support your answer using evidence from the
text.

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The key idea about the eco-friendly food practices that the
details in the text support is schools and food companies can
find different ways to be eco-friendly with their food. At
Ithaca Creek State Primary School, "workers at an on-site
snack bar prepare sandwiches and salads with fresh
ingredients" and "minimize food waste by making meals or
sandwiches when they are ordered." These examples show
different approaches to making food practices better for the
environment.

What key idea about eco-friendly food practices do the details in
the text support? Support your answer using evidence from the
text.

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Closing

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DOL: Given a text,
students will
correctly evaluate
details read to
determine key
ideas in at least 4
of 5 questions.

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