Analyzing central Idea What’s this about? By: Ms. Tyler 9th grade English

Do-Now November 1st In the Obama speech at Selma, how does Obama encourage Americans to continue the legacy of the Selma protestors? Use the Ace method.

Standards Covered For the Week Paired Texts: “ I am an American day” By: Learned Day and let America be America Again” By: Langston Hughes RI.9-10.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including ho it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. ( Main Skill). RI.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. ( RACE METHOD)

Objective By the end of this lesson, I will be able to annotate a passage and analyze the central idea to create my analytical summary.

How can I identify the central idea in a passage?

Today we will be taking our CFA. Start on # 26 on the BLUE side of the scantron. Once you finish your exam, turn it in to me, and finish your central idea graphic organizer. If you finish your central idea graphic organizer, turn it in your class basket and use a separate sheet of paper get the Ethos and Pathos handout from the table by the computer cart. Honors must also use the central idea graphic organizer and write a 3 paragraph summary about the Obama Selma Anniversary Speech.

Pretend that the central ideal discusses how Ms Pretend that the central ideal discusses how Ms. Tyler is a 9th grade teacher. What supporting details would you use to prove that Ms. Tyler is a 9th grade teacher?

Central Idea Definition CENTRAL IDEA refers to what the author’s main point is. Hint: A text can consist of graphs, charts, and pictures. Central idea is NOT the topic of the text. Hint: The topic is who or what the writing is about. Central idea can most often be stated in one sentence.

What helps me understand the central idea? Supporting details : The evidence in the passage that helps you understand what the author’s main point ( central idea) is.

Theme Vs. Central Idea The theme conveys the moral, lesson, message, or what was learned from the text.

Think- pair- share ( 2-3 min) Partner up with a person or two in your group and read the provided paragraph on the next slide. Answer the questions at the bottom of the paragraph together. I will be listening for accountable talk.

(1)Tar and nicotine are not the only harmful chemicals in cigarettes (1)Tar and nicotine are not the only harmful chemicals in cigarettes. (2)In fact, tars account for only 8 percent of tobacco smoke. (3)The remaining 92 percent consists of various gases, the most dangerous of which is carbon monoxide. (4) In tobacco smoke, the concentration of carbon monoxide is 800 times higher than the level considered safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (5) In the human body, carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen- carrying capacity of the red blood cells by binding with the receptor sites for oxygen. (6)This causes oxygen deprivation in many body tissues. 1. Who or what is the topic? 2. What is the central idea? 3. What are some supporting details? ( list 2)

Your Turn as a team!!! Analyze the central idea of your text by supporting it with factual details Station 1 Take out your ”Let America Be America Again” assigned text. You will have the option of choosing which article that best fits your central idea activity. Make sure that you cite textual evidence by using appropriate textual sentence starters. Station 2 Take out your Obama Speech. You will have the option of choosing which article that best fits your central idea activity. Make sure that you cite textual evidence by using appropriate textual sentence starters.

Exit Ticket 1. What is Parallelism? 2.How are theme and central idea different? 3. What is the central idea for “ Let America Be America Again”?