LT 3 – 2 Exit Slip – Inauguration Blog

Exit Slip 2

Learning Target 3: I can determine the main idea of a text to be able to compare and the contrast the main idea to the main idea of another text.

Background information to assist you before you read:

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech four years and four months earlier than the Christmas Eve Sermon .
President Kennedy was assassinated three months after the “I Have a Dream” speech .
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated four months after the Christmas Eve Sermon.

Definitions:

The main idea tells us what the text is about.

The supporting details help explain the main idea.

1. Read the powerful words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and think about what the text is about as you read.

2. After reading, what are some of the important points from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Christmas Sermon?

3.Â Discuss your ideas with a partner or small group of students.

4.Â After your discussion, identify and explain the main idea and details, using evidence from the text to support your thinking.

_____________________________________________________________________________________