Creating Sub Plans for Text Analysis

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Objective

I can analyze the main idea and supporting details in a nonfiction text.

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Warm-up video

Unknown Channel · 5:00

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Practice

7 questions

1

What are the three main components of a textual analysis as described in the video?

2

Provide an example of a nonfiction text and identify what the writing does in that text.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Read a nonfiction article of your choice and identify the main idea. Then, provide two supporting details from the text that reinforce this main idea. Explain how these details contribute to the overall effectiveness of the main idea. Choose a nonfiction text you have recently read. Identify the main idea of the text and provide two specific examples of supporting details. Discuss how these supporting details enhance the reader's understanding of the main idea.

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