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Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)
Lesson Length: 30 - 50 mins
Topic: Summarizing Text
Grade Level: 5, 6
Objective: Narration
Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2
Standards:
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and explain how they are supported by key details; summarize the text.
Brief Description: Students will create a comic summarizing a text they have read in class.
Know Before You Start: This lesson works best after reading a short story, chapter, or novel.
Hook:
- After completing a short story, chapter, or novel, discuss the main events . List these events in order on the board.
- Review and discuss summarizing text. Which details would you include in a summary? Which details would you leave out?
- Read the sample comic in preparation for the student activity.
Activity: Have students create a comic summarizing a story, book, or chapter they have read in class or at home. The comic should show at least four of the most important events.
Closure: Display student comics on a bulletin board or have them share with the class.
Differentiation:
- Provide visuals when sequencing events
- Allow students to use a thinking map to organize their ideas
- Provide sentence stems as needed
Resources: Example comic to print or display: Comic 1.
