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after-reading sample lessonWrap-up/Main Idea LogAcknowledgmentsAdapted with permission from University of Texas <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> and Language Arts. (2003). Specialeducation reading project secondary institute — Effective instruction <strong>for</strong> secondary struggling readers: Researchbasedpractices. Austin, TX: Author.ObjectiveStudents will complete a main idea log by identifying important in<strong>for</strong>mation, developing a main ideastatement, generating questions, and writing possible test questions based on the in<strong>for</strong>mation in the text.Materials• Textbook chapter or short passage.• Blank main idea log overhead transparency (see Figure 53 <strong>for</strong> main idea log).• Several blank main idea logs (student copies).Daily ReviewTeacher:We have been practicing writing main idea statements. About how many words should themain idea be, Yeimi? That’s right, 10. Who can tell me the two components of a main idea?That’s right, who or what the paragraph is about and the most important in<strong>for</strong>mation aboutthe “who” or “what”.130<strong>The</strong> <strong>Reading</strong> Teacher’s <strong>Sourcebook</strong>

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