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Determine the central idea of a nonfiction article

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teaches Common Core State Standards RI.7.2 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/7/2
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In this lesson, you will learn how to state the central idea of an article by finding the who, what, why, when, and where for each section of the text. This lesson focuses on the article, "Stopping Sharks by Blasting Their Senses" from http://www.smithsonian.com