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Determining the main idea of a text

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teaches Common Core State Standards RI.5.2 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/5/2
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Determining the main idea of a text

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In this lesson you will learn how to find the main idea of a text by looking at the information you've put into categories and asking "How does it all fit together?"ù