Main Topic & Key Details
English · Reading Comprehension · procedural
Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph informational text, determine the focus of specific paragraphs, and explain how key details support the main idea
What mastery looks like
- Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph informational text and state the focus of individual paragraphs
- Describe how specific details and facts in the text support the main idea
- Explain how events, ideas, or steps in a text are connected (e.g. cause-effect, sequence, comparison)
Check your understanding
When Main Topic & Key Details reads a multi-page article — like a school text about a historical event — can they tell you the main idea and then explain what each section was specifically about?
Prerequisites
Required first