Summarize

Fiction and Nonfiction Guides

 

CCSS Reading Standard 2 Tasks--Figure out the theme, central

 

Nonfiction

Summarize - Here is my clear summary

I can comprehend a paragraph, then a page/section in a text

 

Classify and Summarize Information

 

I Can Read and Write about Nonfiction

History Reader: Analyze then Summarize

How to Summarize

Think It Through--Write a Book!

all grades, can be a collaborative project

Show to Tell: Book or Exhibit Organizer English   /   Spanish

   Book or Exhibit Organizer (lateral, letter size)

Knowledge Connector English / Spanish

Learning Reporter

My Important Learning English   /   Spanish

Show and Tell What You Learned
    Click here for large format (11 x 17) version

Show To Tell: Exhibit and Explain Important Learning

Synthesize to Support an Idea

Summarize an Exhibit

 

 

Fiction and History

 

One way to help students understand how a story is structured is for them to write their own story that teaches a lesson.

Story Writer Write a story that teaches a lesson English / Spanish 

Sequence Events to Trace the Plot, Which Leads to the Theme

Story summary with illustration, Gray School 4th Grade

 

How to Summarize a Story

 

How to Summarize a Story or Event

 

I Can Summarize a Story—one page postable questions

 

I Can Summarize a Story or Event—one page postable questions

 

Guide K-2 Students: Story Elements and Theme

I Can Identify Elements of a Story and Summarize It

 

I Can Summarize a Story

 

How to Summarize a Story or Event

 

How to Summarize an Event in History or Today--or a Story

 

I Can Summarize a Story—one page postable questions

 

I Can Analyze a Story or History Completely and Carefully

 

Summarize and Synthesize

 

Summarize a painting primary


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