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K.RC.3.RF: Retell (orally or in writing) a text read aloud, including main idea and key details to demonstrate understanding of the central message or topic.

1.RC.3.RF: Retell (orally or in writing) a text read aloud, including main idea and key details to demonstrate understanding of the central message or topic.

2.RC.3.RF: Retell (orally or in writing) a text read aloud including main idea and key details to demonstrate understanding of the central message or topic.

3.RC.3.RF: Summarize multi-paragraph texts, providing key details to demonstrate understanding of the central message or topic.

4.RC.3.RF: Summarize multi-paragraph texts, providing key details to demonstrate understanding of the central message or topic.

5.RC.3.RF: Summarize multi-paragraph texts, providing details to demonstrate understanding of the central message or topic.

6.RC.1.RF: Provide an objective summary of a text. AND 6.RC.17.RI Identify the central idea in a non-fiction work from or about world literature (beginnings of civilization through 1450), explaining its historical and/or contemporary significance.

7.RC.1.RF: Provide an objective summary of a text. AND 7.RC.17.RI Identify the central idea in a nonfiction work from or about American literature (beginnings through 1850), explaining its historical and/or contemporary significance.

8.RC.1.RF: Provide an objective summary of a text. AND 8.RC.17.RI Identify the central idea in a non-fiction work from or about American literature (1850-1930), explaining its historical and/or contemporary significance.

9.RC.1.RF: Provide an objective summary of a text. AND 9.RC.17.RI Identify a central idea in a non-fiction work from or about Arkansas or regional literature, explaining its historical and/or contemporary significance.

10.RC.1.RF: Provide an objective summary of a text. AND 10.RC.17.RI Identify central ideas in works of literary nonfiction from American and/or world literary history.

11.RC.1.RF: Provide an objective summary of a text. AND 11.RC.18.RI Identify central ideas in works of literary nonfiction from English and American literary history, including works written after 1930.

12.RC.1.RF: Provide an objective summary of a text. AND 12.RC.18.RI Identify central ideas in works of literary nonfiction from world literary history, including works written after 1450.

Side-by-Side Arkansas ELA Standards

Circle or Highlight the Verbs (sometimes verbals)

• What the students have to do -- skills

Underline the nouns

• What the students need to know -- concepts

Recapping the key elements or main ideas of a text

Reading passages, both fiction and nonfiction, of nonspecific length but more than one paragraph

Giving, supplying

Important specifics, ideas, facts, points, included by an author that contribute to the author’s purpose and message

show clearly; illustrate and explain (to justify or make clear an idea by describing it in detail and/or including relevant facts) especially with many examples

having knowledge about a subject, word, or task

The message of an informational text is its central idea. The central idea can be clearly stated in the text or it may require that students make inferences. Authors may introduce hints, such as facts, details, or examples, about the message before stating the central idea.

a word or phrase that identifies the subject matter of a text or speech

ELA Glossary

summarize multi-paragraph texts, providing key details to demonstrate understanding of the central message or topic

1. What is the central idea or message of the text?
2. What are the most important details from the text that help explain the main idea?
3. Which details in the text show the key events or main points?
4. Summarize the text in your own words. What happened in the beginning, middle, and end?
5. What was the author’s purpose in writing this text? How do the key details support that purpose?
6. How does the author explain the topic or idea in the text? Give three key details that support your answer.
7. What is the main point of the first paragraph? How does it connect to the other paragraphs?
8. Which events or facts are most important to understanding the text as a whole?
9. How does the author develop the central message throughout the text?
10. What details from the text would you include in a summary to explain the main topic to a friend?

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• Including irrelevant information: This mistake can detract from the main ideas and make the summary longer and less effective.
• Failing to capture the main ideas: The main ideas are the most important parts of the text, and the summary should accurately convey those main ideas.
• Restating information instead of summarizing: Restating information in the same words does not effectively summarize the text.
• Not conveying the tone and purpose of the text: The tone and purpose are important parts of the text and can provide context to the reader.
• Not properly citing the original source: Proper citation gives credit to the author and allows the reader to find the original source for more information.