Reading Day 5: Identifying the Reasons an Author Gives to Support

Introduction

Welcome readers! Today we will complete our nonfiction text, “Coral Reefs.” After reading, you will identify the main idea and give facts to support the text's main idea. Review our anchor chart before you begin the lesson.

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Now you will work to determine the main idea of the text. Then you will give facts to support the main idea. Before you begin, think about the author's purpose for writing the text.

 

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