Determine the central idea

Determine the central idea

In this lesson you will learn how to determine the central idea of a story by reviewing your notes for patterns of evidence.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

STANDARDS

CCSS.RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

TEKS.8.6.B analyze how the central characters' qualities influence the theme of a fictional work and resolution of the central conflict; and

TEKS.8.Figure 19.F make intertextual links among and across texts, including other media (e.g., film, play), and provide textual evidence.

TEKS.8.Figure 19.E summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order within a text and across texts; and

TEKS.8.3.A analyze literary works that share similar themes across cultures;

IN.8.RL.2.2 Analyze the development of a theme or central idea over the course of a work of literature, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide a detailed summary that supports the analysis.

FL.LAFS.8.RL.1.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.