Developing a Central Idea: Spies and the Revolutionary War – Part One

Explore excerpts from the nonfiction book George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spies Who Saved America with this interactive tutorial. In this four-part series, you'll analyze several passages from the book and learn how to extract key information along the way. By the end of Part One, you should be able to distinguish topics from central ideas and identify central ideas and key details in the text. 

Make sure to complete all four parts!

Click HERE to launch Part Two. 

Click HERE to launch Part Three. 

Click HERE to launch Part Four.
Resource ID#: 186427 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 35 Minute(s)
Keywords: English, English Language Arts, Language Arts, interactive, e-learning, topic, Revolutionary War, Continental Army, George Washington, determine a central idea, central idea, key details, nonfiction, tutorials, patriots, George Washington's Secret Six: The Spies Who Saved America, topics, non-fiction, British Army, Francis Smith, Minute Men, , Paul Revere, Battle of Lexington, Battle of Concord, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Brian Kilmeade, Don Yeager, Continental Congress, central ideas, informational text
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12

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