English Language Arts and Reading.4.6.G

The student is expected to

evaluate details read to determine key ideas;

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts.

specifics, ideas, facts, or points included by an author that contribute to the purpose and message
While examining a text, students should look for the relationships between the details and how the details are organized to determine what key ideas the details focus on and support. If students are unable to determine the key ideas in a text, they cannot then determine the overarching message of a text.
Students should understand that some details not only support but also help to fill in the picture of the key idea. These details tell a reader what is happening, who is affected, and why the idea matters or is being discussed in the first place. Other details cover fewer specifics or provide general information that adds to the background knowledge. Students need to consider the intended purpose of a detail in order to evaluate whether the detail is effective.

Research 

Accardi, M., Chesbro, R., & Donovan, K. (2018). Outlining informational text: A learning transfer tool. Science Scope, 42(3), 34+. Retrieved from https://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A556734510/PROF?u=tea&sid=PROF&xid=c17eb615

Summary: This article features an instructional sequence that takes students through the notetaking process. The purpose of the process is to move students away from simple bulleted lists toward notes that demonstrate, through organization, that students have synthesized and evaluated what they've heard. Through a more sophisticated notetaking process, students can better understand and engage with content text.