NY Next Generation ELA 2R2
The Standard
Identify a main topic or central idea and retell key details in a text; summarize portions of a text.
New York State Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify the main topic or central idea and retell supporting details. They also summarize a selected part of a story or informational text.
What Mastery Looks Like
- The student states what a text or section is mostly about and selects key details that support it. The retelling or summary keeps important information in a sensible order.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may name a broad topic without stating the main idea. They may include minor details, personal opinions, or every event in the summary.
How to Assess It
- Read a short passage. Ask students to state its main topic or central idea, give two supporting details, and summarize one paragraph or scene.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Arrange event or fact cards from a short text and remove details that do not support the main idea.
Ask students which detail best shows what the text is mostly about.
Play Main Idea Match with central-idea cards and supporting details.
Summarize the main idea and key details from a school announcement.
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Related Standards
- 3R2
Determine a theme or central idea and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize portions of a text.
- 1R2
Identify a main topic or idea in a text and retell important details.
- 4R2
Determine a theme or central idea of text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize a text.
- 5R2
Determine a theme or central idea and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize a text.
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