Lesson Plan

Slim Down to the Good Stuff by Summarizing

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Students summarize a piece of literature using the technique "mapping" in this lesson. The technique involves 6 main steps: delete unimportant information, delete repeated information, substitute easy terms, add a series of event with an easy action term, select a topic, and invent a topic sentence.

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Resource Details
Grade
3rd - 4th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Research
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