Florida B.E.S.T. ELA.3.R.2.2
The Standard
Identify the central idea and explain how relevant details support that idea in a text.
Florida B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students determine what an informational text is mostly teaching about a topic. They select details that directly prove or explain that main point.
What Mastery Looks Like
- After reading a short passage, a student states the main point in a complete sentence, not just a topic. The student cites two accurate details and explains how each one supports the point.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may name a one-word topic instead of stating what the author teaches about it. They may choose interesting facts that do not support the main point. Some repeat details without explaining the connection.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short paragraph about how beavers change habitats. Ask, “What is the author mainly teaching? List two supporting details and explain one connection.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Cut a short article into one central idea strip and several detail strips, then have pairs match only the supporting details.
Ask students to write, “The author wants readers to understand that ___,” then defend their answer with two details.
Play Detail Detective by reading facts aloud while teams label each one supporting, unrelated, or too broad.
Read a school recycling flyer, then identify its main message and highlight two facts that make the message clear.
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Related Standards
- ELA.6.R.2.2
Analyze the central idea(s), implied or explicit, and its development throughout a text.
- ELA.4.R.2.2
Explain how relevant details support the central idea, implied or explicit.
- ELA.2.R.2.2
Identify the central idea and relevant details in a text.
- ELA.5.R.2.2
Explain how relevant details support the central idea(s), implied or explicit.
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