Central Idea Sub Plan for Grades 7-8 (No Prep): Two Big Ideas

One article, two central ideas. In "Who Sits Where," a school magazine article about how friend groups change in middle school, students decide what the two big ideas are. They list three details from different paragraphs for each idea in a two-column log, with paragraph numbers, then write each central idea as a full sentence of their own. Last, they write a three or four sentence objective summary that holds both ideas, in their own words and with no opinions.

What's inside

• Sub Plan, 2 pages
• Reading, 2 pages: the article, "Who Sits Where," 11 numbered paragraphs
• Student Packet, 2 pages
• Answer Key, 1 page, with a 30-point guide
• All four documents in one ready-to-print PDF, in print order, 7 pages
• 9 files in all. Print only: no slides, no tech, no scissors.

Answer key included

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