Finding Main Idea
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Annotating passage for key details
Students were not able to circle or underline any relevant information
Students were able to circle or underline one to three of the key terms related to main idea
Students were able to circle or underline most of the three key terms in the text related to main idea.
Students were able to circle or underline all of the three key terms in the text and circle the key detail phrases.
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Reading and Discussion
Students did not participate in the class reading and discussion about what the story was about.
Students read the word that was assigned in the class reading but did not contribute to the discussion about what the story was about.
Students read the words of the story and tried to explain and discuss what the story was about with the class.
Students read the words of the story and were able to explain and discuss and explain what the story was about.
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Writing the Main Idea
Students were not able to write the main idea or wrote something completely unrelated to the reading passage.
Students were able to write an attempt at the main idea that was related to the passage but were not able to completely grasp the idea or just wrote a sentence from the passage.
Students were able to write the main idea in a coherent manner but were not able to support it with details and fully make details.
Students were able to write the accurate main idea from the story and support it by explaining more about what was discussed in the story.
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