A five-part standards-based lesson in which students learn to write a 20 word summary of an informational text by focusing on answering the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how. This strategy can be applied to any content area,...

(1742-1792) Major in the Maryline Military line that led forced against British forces

A clear explanation of the Antarctic Treaty, a unique international agreement between scientists. Outlines the gist of the fourteen articles in the original agreement, signed in 1959 by twelve nations. Many more have signed on since. The...

In this article, the Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) technique is explained, along with research to support the use. The technique teaches students to use comprehension strategies, while working cooperatively, as they engage in the...

On September 1, 1939, Germany attacked Poland. Hours later, Neville Chamberlain spoke to the members of the House of Commons. The gist of the speech was preparing Britain for war.

One of the survivors of the Alamo, Susanna's life was to be one of difficulty. The site also chronicles the "gist of what she reported," after the battle of the Alamo. This analysis of her account of the Alamo massacre is contrasted with...

A three-part standards-based lesson in which young scholars will use collaborative strategic reading to apply four reading strategies: preview, click and clunk, get the gist, and wrap-up. They will work in cooperative groups while...

This site provides a detailed overview of the various methods of integration. This first page covers the "gist" of the methods available, followed by much more detail on subsequent pages.

This is a teachers' guide to teaching students how to use keywords and visualization as tools to help them remember important facts. This PDF file provides a list of materials necessary for the lesson, as well as a script and tips for...

When Governor Dinwiddie needed someone to deliver a message to the French asking them to withdrawal from the Ohio Valley, George Washington readily volunteered. He later wrote about his expedition in his journal. Read a summary of his...

While this website is intended to offer a review of Everyman Theater's (Baltimore, MD) production of Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July," the Richard Gist review provides a detailed plot summary of the play.