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Story Pyramid And Comparison
Learners investigate the details of a chosen story of literature. They use a pyramid graphic organizer to record information. The information is used to write a summary of the story. Students use a rubric while writing the summary to...
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Writing Sentences Lesson Plan
Students explore first person and third person points of view. In this perspective lesson, students identify first person and third person points of view in literature they have read. Students rewrite stories from different perspectives.
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Ready, Set, Summarize
Pupils summarize nonfiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read in order to summarize, students independently read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the three step-process outlined by the instructor...
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Excavating the Trash
Students look at a day's accumulation of recyclable trash from first through fifth grade classrooms, not knowing which classes it came from. After setting up a collection sheet for data, students remove items from the receptacle and...
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The Panorama Of The European Union
Sixth graders investigate the existence of the European Union with the help of a map publication. They also brainstorm to think of terms related to the Union. Students write a summary that should conclude the European Union is a...
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Summing it all Up...In Your Own Words
Students observe and demonstrate the steps to identifying the main ideas of a text.  They listen to the teacher read a paragraph and model the steps of summarizing the main idea.  Students then independently read a different paragraph...
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Can you Summarize?
Students write summaries of non-fiction articles in this instructional activity.  They read the article silently and then pick out the main points.  Students list the main events as a whole class activity, and then they individually...
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Amazing Animals
Third graders create an animal brochure, using Publisher. They research information about an assigned animal. They include graphics to illustrate the information gathered. They write a summary from their research material.
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The Magic Box
Young scholars use their visual-spatial intelligence to describe imagined boxes. A complete sequence of opening the imagined box and visualizing its contents is performed.  Students write a summary of what they "saw" in their imagination.
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Get to the Point!
Students summarize a selected piece of text nonfiction text. After reviewing the correct way to highlight important information, students read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the five step process outlined by...
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Let Me Tell You What I Know
Fourth graders summarize a selected piece of fiction text. After completing a summary through guided practice, 4th graders, working in groups read a portion of the novel, "Hatchet." They write a summary paragraph using the process...
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Sheila Rae the Brave
First graders practice summarizing with the book Sheila Rae the Brave by Kevin Henkes. In this summarizing lesson, 1st graders read the story over 3 days and answer comprehension questions. They write a summary about what they book was...
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Understanding Federalist #10
Young scholars read the Federalist #10. In groups, they discuss the meaning of each paragraph. Afterward, students write a summary exploring the important arguments of the paper. Young scholars explore the historical significance of the...
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Summarizing
Third graders examine how to summarize the most important details in a reading passage in order to increase their comprehension. They design a story web using the summarization skills. Before class, they complete a reading assignment...
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Integrating Japanese Folk Tales into the Classroom Using Japanese Kamishibai
Students study Japanese folk tales focusing on the traditional values and key elements. They compare the Japanese values with their own. They discuss Japanese art before designing a set of kamishibai on which they write a summary of a...
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The Mountain Community: Why Flagstaff?
Students identify geographical features that hindered or promoted settlement in the city of Flagstaff, Arizona. In this settlement lesson plan, students write a summary of what they learned and identify geographical features on a map.
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What's Holding Up the Water?
Young scholars read about the history and locate dams in Arizona. In this Arizona dams lesson plan, students write a summary about what they read focusing on word choice, ideas, conventions, and geography content.
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Madagascar-Simply Summarized
Learners summarize a selected piece of text nonfiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read silently, students read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the four step process outlined by the instructor. ...
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The Bear Facts About Summarization
Students practice summarizing techniques in this lesson.  They listen as the teacher reads from a non-fiction article, and the class creates a story map to highlight the most important facts from the article.  They use the map to write a...
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Shh! It's Reading Time!
Students observe and demonstrate how to read silently.  They discuss the "Cross-Checking" strategy, select a book for independent reading, and demonstrate silent reading.  Students write a summary of what they have read in their reading...
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Reflections over Two Lines & Dilations
Young scholars create reflections over two lines. In this reflections worksheet, students compare and contrast reflections over parallel and intersecting lines. They dilate figures and investigate the effect of the dilation using...
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The Children of The Holocaust
In this language arts worksheet, students research a child and then write a summary of his life under the torture of the Nazi regime.
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The Battle of the Battlefields
Middle schoolers simulate the role of a presidential analysis group to research a location for a Revolutionary War museum. They conduct research, and write a summary of their findings to present to the President.
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Lines and Angles
Sixth graders explore lines and angles. They create visual representations of lines, rays and angles by drawing them on paper and using a geoboard. On paper, 6th graders write a summary of the characteristics of their representations.
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