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Distinguishing Essential Details From Interesting Trivia

Central Ideas, Subtopics, and Objective Summaries

7th Grade·ELA·Open Global English

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Differentiate between critical supporting evidence necessary for a thesis and non-essential background details.

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Central Ideas, Subtopics, and Objective Summaries

7th Grade · ELA · Open Global English

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Determine multiple central ideas across a text, trace their development through supporting details, and write objective summaries.

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OGE.8.RI.2Open Global English Standards 2026™ · 7th Grade

Determine two or more central ideas or conclusions in informational, historical, and scientific texts, tracing their development through supporting details, classifications, and subtopics, and compose an objective summary free of personal reaction.