Central Idea Sub Plan (No Prep): The Editor's Desk, Grades 5-6

Students sit at the editor's desk. A writer has sent in four possible central idea statements for a 10-paragraph article about a community repair day, and the editor has to choose the best one and explain why each of the other three fails (just the topic, one small detail, or an opinion).

What's inside

• Sub Plan, 2 pages
• Reading, 2 pages: the article, "Bring It Broken," 10 numbered paragraphs
• Student Packet, 2 pages
• Answer Key, 1 page, with a 30-point grading 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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