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Central Ideas and Objective Summaries

6th Grade · ELA · CCSS

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Goal

Learners will identify central ideas in informational text and write concise, objective summaries of both literature and informational texts free of personal opinion.

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Learning standards covered

usRL.6.2Common Core State Standards · Ela · 6th Grade

Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

Open Global Standard:OGE.7.RL.1
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