Aim: How can we find the
CONTROLLING IDEA?
Do Now: Write a one-word
description of your weekend (keep it
appropriate please!)
We will be doing a one-word check-in.
All students will be expected to
participate.
What is CONTROLLING IDEA?
The Controlling Idea of a piece (story,
poem, essay, informational text,
play, song, etc…) is…
The MAIN IDEA or Main Topic.
Usually can be stated in ONE WORD.
Practice
Assembler
My twentieth summer I got a job in Door Locks
at the Ford plant where my father has worked
for twenty years. Five in the morning
we’d stand tired in the glare and old heat
of the kitchen, my father fiddling with
the radio dial, looking for a clear station.
Mostly I remember the back-to-back heat waves,
coffee in paper cups that said Safety First,
my father and I hurrying away from the time clocks,
proud of each other. And my last day, moving shy past
their Good Lucks, out into 5:00, shading my eyes.
Directions
Read the poem
Read the poem again
With a partner or on your own, consider
at least 4 possible choices for the
CONTROLLING IDEA (Write them down)
Choose ONE answer.
Write your answer on the poem in big
writing.
Read the Passage Provided
As you are reading, consider what the
CONTROLLING IDEA might be.
Could your Controlling idea for the
passage MATCH the controlling idea
for the poem?
One work Check out
Think about the concept of Controlling
Idea.
How do you feel about your
understanding of this concept?
Is it clear? Are you confused? Are you
confident?
One work Check out and then we can go
home.
Homework
Answer all Multiple Choice questions
for the poem and story.
Aim: How can we find the
CONTROLLING IDEA?
Do Now:
Mini Quiz– Read the passage and
answer the multiple choice
questions.
One Word Check-In
What do you think the controlling
idea of the passage is?
Remember: Controlling idea is the
Main Topic. Usually only ONE WORD!
Everyone will be expected to check
in
Linking Passages by Controlling
Idea
How can you link
– the poem we read yesterday (Night
Light)
– to the passage you read today (excerpt
from The Swimming Pool by Elizabeth
Strout)
Writing a Task 3 Response
Grabber Pose a question to open
your short response.
State the Controlling Use the Controlling Idea
Idea word or phrase to begin
a sentence that clearly
states the Controlling
Idea.
Provide an example State the title and
from Passage 1 author and how it
relates to the C.I.
Provide an example State the title and
from Passage 2 author and how it
relates to C.I.
Conclusion Sum it up.
Think, Pair, Share
Share your response with a partner.
Help your partner to make his or her
passage PERFECT.
Three volunteers to share.
Homework
Read the passage provided and
answer the Multiple Choice
Questions.
Think about the Controlling Idea as
you read!!!!!!!!
You will be completing a Task 3
Practice Test in class tomorrow. It
will be graded.
Aim: How can we write a paragraph
using CONTROLLING IDEA?
DoNow: Today you will be taking a
Regents Task 3 Practice Test.
Isimply want to see how well you are
capable of responding to these types
of questions at this point.
YOU will decide if your grade counts or
not. DO YOUR BEST.