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The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this plot summary lesson, students read the book and take notes about the plot.  Students write a plot summary of The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Exercise for Writing a Summary Paragraph

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how to write article summaries of abstracts. In this writing skills lesson, students edit the noted sections of an abstract that is already written on the Old Testament Abstracts.
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Digging through the mess to find the treasure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils summarize a text selection of their choice. After a brief, written demonstration of summarizing, students read a selection of their choice. With a partner, they summarize what they have read in their own words and create a...
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Look Who's Summarizing!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students summarize an article in this instructional activity. Students observe the teacher summarizing a short paragraph. They then look at a National Geographic KIDS and read an article. They use a highlighter to highlight important...
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A Web of History -- Summarization

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students listen to a reading selection about explorers in Alabama called "Spanish Explorations and Settlements." They listen for main ideas of the reading selection. As a whole group, the students create a word web using the important...
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Science Summaries are the Bomb!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a dissection article and complete close reading activities for the text. In this reading skills lesson, 5th graders read an interactive frog dissection article in teams. Student teams complete a KWL chart and...
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Made for the Movies

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a movie flyer to advertise the novel that the class has just finished reading in small groups. They search the Internet, format their flyer, select a slogan for their film, write a brief plot summary, without giving away...
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Penguin Paradise

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners read about penguins and communicate their information in a one paragraph summary. In this penguin writing lesson, students review sentence construction. Learners complete a KWL about penguins and read the book Penguins Through...
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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students will explore And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.  In this analysis lesson, students read And Then There Were None and take notes about the book as they read. Students write a plot summary of the book. 
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American Civil War Summary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Civil War worksheet, students research key facts about the American Civil War and fill out an information chart about the cause, turning point, heroes, strategy, costs, deaths and end results.
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Synonymous Sharks

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students locate and read an Internet article on sharks. They write a summary of the article, and complete a Concept of Definition Map using information from the article.
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Three Little Pigs Peek Over

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this summary worksheet, students write a retelling of the story the Three Little Pigs and color, cut, and paste this peek over top and bottom pages to display their work.
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Retelling the Main Event in Sequence

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify the key events in a fiction book. In this literacy lesson, students read the book Harry and the Lady Next Door and work in pairs to discuss the main events of each chapter to develop a short summary.
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Pumpkin Patch Fun!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research a website to find out about pumpkins. For this pumpkins lesson plan, students research the site, make a review sheet for another group to complete, draw a pumpkin, and write a summary about their learnings.
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Synthesize, Don't Summarize

For Students 10th - 12th
In this reading and writing analysis worksheet, students read two passages, one a summary of Flowers for Algernon and one a synthesis of the novel. The goal for students is to understand the effectiveness of synthesizing a piece of...
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Cuba Student Learning Outcomes (2016)

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Shared ResourceSummary of course, Cuba: War and Peace. Students (8-12+) will understand the key geopolitical, historical, social and internal dynamics of U.S-Cuba relations, 1895-present.  Learners evaluate the role of geography, imperialism,...
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Cuba_Student_Learning_Outcomes (2016)

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed Standards
Shared ResourceA summary of the Cuba War and Peace unit, including Essential Questions and recommended texts. 
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Writing A Summary - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this literature lesson, students read one of his short stories listed and then summarize the story in a written piece.
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Writing Summaries

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read a passage and write a summary.  In this summarising lesson, students answer questions about the parts of the passage that would help in the summary such as the topic sentence.  Learners work together to make a...
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Venn Diagram and Summary Paragraph

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this summarizing information worksheet, students use the Venn diagram to compare and contrast two ideas in social studies. Students then write a summary of any social studies text.
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Biomes Summary-Temperature, Precipitation, and Location

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine the weather conditions of the various biomes on a world map. In this geographical weather lesson, students identify the seven biomes and color each biome a specific color. Students view a list of the average temperature...
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Photosynthesis:The Calvin Cycle

For Teachers 10th
From the light reaction to the Calvin cycle, this presentation contains information about the various stages of photosynthesis.  This is a great supplement to some of the biochemistry-heavy presentations about the specific...
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Current Event Report

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Here is a well-designed worksheet that is used for writing a summary of an article on a current event. After writing the summary, learners are then asked to write a personal response to the article. Responses include answers as to why...
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Summarizer-Literature Circles

For Students 5th - 7th
The summarizer’s job in a literature circle is to identify the key events in a story and to use those main ideas to craft a summary. Give this one-page worksheet to each of your summarizers to assist them in drafting their summary.

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