Get the GIST: Finding the Main Idea

Enhance students' reading comprehension with the acronym GIST - assisting students to find the main idea. 

The GIST acronym supports students to find the main idea by:

• Gathering Information
• Identifying the Topic
• Summarising the Text
• examining Top and Tail sentences.

This download also features 10 diverse texts, offering ample practise in applying the GIST strategy. 

What’s included?

• GIST Poster
• GIST Template: Record GIST
• GIST Sample (Volcanoes): Gathering information (highlighting vocabulary)
• 10 x topics to identify the main idea: volcanoes, kindness, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, AI, Pokémon, sustainability, Minecraft, animal adaptations, the Solar System and the Olympics.

Format: PDF and PowerPoint