Main+Idea

=Main Idea=

Step 1: Whole class pre-reads by looking at headings, and reading the introduction and conclusion. Predict the author's main ideas. List effects on fishbone map. Step 2: Whole class reads aloud paragraph 1, examines details, and finds main idea for fishbone map. Step 3: Partners read aloud paragraph 2, examine details, and find main idea for fishbone map. Step 4: Small groups jigsaw reading paragraphs 3, 4, and 5, and find main ideas for fishbone map. Step 5: Small groups read [|Great Apes & Other Primates] and [|Gorilla Conservation in Kahuzi-Biega National Park], and find main ideas for fishbone map. Step 6: Whole class discusses findings and evaluates root cause for fishbone map.