The document provides guidance on how to read for understanding by having students do a "Do Now" activity to agree or disagree with sample sentences, then work with a partner to identify the main idea and supporting ideas of a passage, and finally answer vocabulary questions about understanding cause and effect and summaries.

1. Aim: How do we read for understanding? Do Now: Do you agree or disagree with the following sentences? Please explain your answer! _________ Ms. Nie’s hair is curly. _________ You wear bracelets on your head. _________ A couple means three of something. _________ Immediately means right away. _________ Doing your homework every night is a good habit.

2. Main Idea and Supporting Ideas - Work with a partner Main Idea: ________________________ ______________________________ Supporting Idea 1: __________________ ______________________________ Supporting Idea 2: __________________ ______________________________ Supporting Idea 3: __________________ ______________________________

3. Classwork Vocabulary 1-4. ONLY write the vocabulary word in the question and the answer. Understanding cause and effect. Please copy the whole question and complete the sentence. Understanding a Summary, 1 or 2.