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    • Welcome! In today’s English Language Arts lesson, we’ll explore how to find the central idea in nonfiction texts and how to write a strong, clear summary. You’ll learn how to identify the most important message an author wants to share and how supporting details help develop that message.

      We’ll be using an excerpt from Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race—a powerful story of brilliance, perseverance, and history-making contributions to NASA. As we read, think carefully about what each paragraph is really about and how all the parts of the text connect to one big idea.