Florida B.E.S.T. ELA.4.R.2.2
The Standard
Explain how relevant details support the central idea, implied or explicit.
Florida B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify the central idea of an informational text, even when the author does not state it directly. They select relevant details and explain how those details support the idea.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students state the central idea in a complete sentence. They cite two or more relevant details and clearly explain how each one develops or supports that idea.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may name a topic, such as hurricanes, instead of stating what the author says about hurricanes. They may choose interesting facts that do not support the central idea. They may also miss an implied central idea because no single sentence states it.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short article and ask, "What is the central idea? Choose two relevant details and explain how each supports it."
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give groups article sentence strips to sort under two headings: supports the central idea and does not support the central idea.
Ask students to write: "Which detail best supports the central idea, and why is it stronger than another detail?"
Play Detail Detective by reading facts aloud while students hold up support or not support cards and explain their choices.
Examine a school recycling flyer, identify its main message, and explain how its facts, examples, or statistics support that message.
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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.3.R.2.2
Identify the central idea and explain how relevant details support that idea in a text.
- 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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