Citing Textual Evidence from Walden

Open Ended

What are we learning today?

Multiple Choice

The central idea is...

• the focused idea of the text.

• a detail from the text.

• the first sentence of a paragraph.

• a quote you provide from the text.

Multiple Choice

Being able to identify the central idea of a text shows...

• that you can cite evidence from the text.

• that you know how to write.

• that you understand the text.

• that you like what you are reading.

Multiple Select

Why are we working on central idea in high school?

• The central idea is harder to identify in complex texts.

• Identifying the central idea is a new standard in high school.

• The central idea is very easy and it is ridiculous that we are still learning about it.

• Analyzing the central idea involves more than identifying it.