How do you get at the big idea of a whole nonfiction text?

In this lesson you will learn how to get at the big idea of a nonfiction

text by stopping at new information and asking “Is this

adding to an idea I already have, or is it giving me a new idea?”

Let’s ReviewLet’s Review

Growing Ideas

I’m wondering…This makes me think…

Let’s ReviewA Common Mistake

Some students don’t put the pieces together.

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

Does this give me a new idea?

Or does it add to an idea I already have?

Life was so hard that some slaves ran away even if they didn’t know what would happen next.

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

Does this give me a new idea?

Or does it add to an idea I already have?

Life was just as hard after running away as it was on a plantation.

Let’s ReviewCore Lesson

Stop at new information.1

2 Ask, “Is this adding to an idea I already have or giving me a new idea?”

In this lesson you have learned how to get at the big idea of a nonfiction text by stopping at

new information and asking “Is this adding to an idea I already have, or is it giving me a new

idea?”

Let’s ReviewGuided Practice

Read this new information. Does this add to an idea you already had or give you a new idea?

Slave children were often taken from their mothers at 12 months of age. By age, four they might be babysitting younger children. By age seven, they might work in the fields.

Let’s ReviewExtension ActivitiesRead two texts related to the same topic.

As you read both texts, work to grow ideas that use information from both texts.

Let’s ReviewQuick Quiz

How can you grow ideas as you encounter new information?