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Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing About Literary Text: Wise or Foolish?

For Students 4th Standards
A three-part assessment promotes reading comprehension skills. Class members read literary texts and take notes to discuss their findings, answer comprehension questions, write summaries, and complete charts. 
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Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing Informative Text: School Days

For Students 5th Standards
A three-part writing assessment challenges scholars to think critically about schools of the past and present. Learners read informative texts, answer questions to prepare for a discussion, research in small groups, complete a Venn...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

CK-12 Earth Science Concepts for Middle School

For Students 6th - 8th
Explore a variety of science concepts in an interactive textbook created for middle school scholars. A lengthy table of contents takes readers to pages comprised of a subject overview, outline, and summary. Follow links further to find...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Voyage on the Mayflower

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
After completing an online activity about the Mayflower, scholars draw a picture about what they know of the Thanksgiving holiday, including a one-sentence summary. A reading of If You Were at the First Thanksgiving by Anne Kamma is the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sum It Up

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write summaries of books to exemplify comprehension of the stories. They create a story web to outline the important details of the story. In groups, students make story webs for separate chapters for the book. After the webs...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fun with Summarizing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice summarization by creating a story map. After reading Freckle Juice, students working in groups, create a story map of the main events of the story. Groups use their story maps to summarize a chapter of the story and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Babushka's Doll

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story Babushka's Doll and write a summary of the main events in the story. For this summaries lesson plan, 3rd graders discuss the country of Russia before they read.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Wind in the Willows

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this study guide worksheet, learners read the book The Wind in the Willows and write summaries, use vocabulary, write questions, and more. Students complete 7 activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Secret Garden

For Students 5th
In this study guide instructional activity, 5th graders read the book The Secret Garden and write summaries, use vocabulary, write questions, and more. Students complete 7 activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

For Students 5th
In this study guide activity, 5th graders read the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and write summaries, use vocabulary, write questions, and more. Students complete 7 activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Second Grade Pumpkins Note taking Lesson

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read a book. In this note taking lesson, 2nd graders read a book about pumpkins and take notes together. Students write a summary about pumpkins using the information from their notes.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Summarize This!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore how to summarize a reading passage. They read non-fiction books. Students use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two animals they read about. They write a summary using the information in their Venn Diagram.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Secret School

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete activities with the book The Secret School by AVI. For this literacy lesson, review Chapter 6 and read Chapters 7-8. They write a summary of Chapter 8.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keep It Short!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the process of summarizing text. They participate in a class discussion, and read an assigned passage from their textbook, highlighting the main points of the text. Students then write a short summary of their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Create a Picture

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice using visualization to aid in their reading comprehension. After a read aloud of a selected story, students write a brief summary of the plot accompanied by an illustration of the characters they have visualized.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mark Twain Award Nominees 2004-05

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine books nominated for the Mark Twain Award. They visit various authors' Web sites and read stories, explore the authors, and perform related activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jalapeno Bagels

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils read the story Jalapeno Bagels and then write a summary about it. In this summary lesson plan, students retell the story as if someone else has not read the story.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Summarize!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover the six steps to use when reading to help know what is important. They then listen to the book, Tambourine Moon focusing on the important information and discarding unnecessary or repeating information. They then break...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete activities for the book The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, by Tomie dePaola. In this literature lesson, the students read the story and summarize the main events. They look for story elements focusing on the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sum It Up!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice summarizing information from a reading using their own words. They take notes while reading using a guided worksheet. For the written summary they have a budget of two dollars with each word used costing ten cents.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to Summarize

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review techniques on how to read a passage smoothly making the words connect, and with expression. They then read the instruction to the chapter in their science book and answer questions that are written on the board. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's A Challenge!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a book review stating challenges the character faced and if they enjoyed the book. In this language arts lesson plan, students fill out a worksheet provided.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Log

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, after reading books in Language Arts, complete a database to assist them with book reports.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

When the Wind Blows Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners read a book and observe the wind and how it affects the environment. They explore what wind does by looking at pictures, reading a book, and by completing an experiment. They will use their own knowledge of the wind and compare...

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