Declaration of Independence - ELA/Main Idea Map Gr. 4

NYS Learning Std: MST 2 Information Technology

Curriculum Area: Language Arts/Social Studies

Level/Grade: Grade 4

Technology Std:
Communication
Productivity

Resources Required:
MS Word

Declaration of Independence - Main Idea Map

Contributed by: A. Kirschenbaum,
Instructional Technology Associate
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Activity Summary: Students use a MAIN IDEA MAP to show the most important idea and supporting ideas or subtopics.
Technology Skills Required: Students complete the MAIN IDEA MAP by highlighting, copying, and pasting information from the article into the correct box.
Teacher Tips: Students may work in pairs to complete the assigment. Students can use a variety of techniques to highlight, copy and paste (i.e. highlight by dragging or using shift-click method, copy - CTL C, paste - CTRL V)