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Learning to Summarize an Article Lesson Plan

Learning to Summarize an Article Lesson Plan

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Learning to Summarize an Article

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In this summary skill worksheet, students research various online websites to educate themselves on what a summary is, when to write one, and how. Students are then required to find an article, read, and summarize with options for feedback from the source.

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article, online research, summarizing, english language arts

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8th - Higher Ed

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English Language Arts

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