Developing a Central Idea: Spies and the Revolutionary War — Part Four

Explore excerpts from the nonfiction book George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spies Who Saved America in this interactive tutorial. This tutorial is the final part of a four-part series. In this tutorial, you’ll read two more passages from the book about Washington’s spies. You’ll also determine the central ideas of the passages, identify key details, and practice writing a summary of a text. 

You should complete the previous tutorials in this series before beginning Part Four. 

Click HERE to launch Part One. 

Click HERE to launch Part Two. 

Click HERE to launch Part Three. 
Resource ID#: 187155 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, Benjamin Tallmadge, tutorials, topics, summary, Delaware River, The Battle of Trenton, John Honeyman, spies, spy, espionage, The Hessians, George Washington's Secret Six: The Spies Who Saved America, Brian Kilmeade, Don Yeager, central ideas, informational text, patriots, non-fiction, British Army, writing a summary
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12

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