Objectives
Students will:
- Identify the central idea or theme of an essay.
- Analyze in detail how an idea is introduced and developed in a text.
- Use knowledge of word parts to explore the meanings of words.
- Choose and apply strategies for defining the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a text.
Skills Needed
Students must be able to:
- Identify main ideas in a passage.
- Distinguish between narrative and expository writing.
- Identify the parts of a multisyllabic word.
