ELA: Module 6, Lesson 3 - Central Idea

Multiple Choice

The museum has a giant dinosaur skeleton, which is a cool example of a _________ creature that lived long ago, before people could write things down.

• summit

• glimpse

• prehistoric

• submersible

Open Ended

Write a sentence using one of the vocabulary words.

Turn and Talk: Tell your partner the sentence without telling them the word. Your partner will guess the word to fill in the blank.

We Can Statement

We can determine the main idea of a text and identify details to support it.

Let's Read Page 25!

As we read, I want you to think about:

-What is the author trying to tell me

-What is this section about

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of the text?

• Specific vehicles have explored Challenger Deep and the Mariana Trench.

• The Mariana Trench is so deep because of the movement of huge plates of rock in Earth's surface.

• The Mariana Trench seems safe.

• Mount Everests illustrates how deep the Mariana Trench is.

Multiple Select

Which detail from page 25 supports the central idea that Specific vehicles have explored Challenger Deep and the Mariana Trench? Select two responses.

• At the Mariana Trench, a heavy plate of rock on the ocean floor is pressing against a plate of lighter rock.

• Scientists rode a submersible vehicle called the Trieste.

• The future of the Mariana Trench seems very safe. Neither people nor nature threatens its existence.

• They used remotely operated vehicles and autonomous vehicles without people aboard to explore the Mariana Trench.

Let's Finish Reading the Rest of the Book!

Writers Workshop

Open Ended

Answer the prompt in a paragraph response. Use your graphic organizer to help you.

Poll

How did you feel about today's lesson?

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