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At a Glance:
| Grades: | 5, 6 |
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| Subject: | ELA (English Language Arts) |
| Topic: | Summarizing Text |
| Lesson Length: | 30 - 50 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will create a comic summarizing a text they have read in class.
What should students know before this activity?
This lesson works best after reading a short story, chapter, or novel.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
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After completing a short story, chapter, or novel, discuss the main events. List these events in order on the board.
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Review and discuss how to summarize a text.
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Which details would you include in a summary?
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Which details would you leave out?
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Read the sample comic in preparation for the student activity.
What will students do?
- 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.
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Display student comics on a bulletin board or have students share their comics with the class.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Provide visuals when sequencing events.
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Allow students to use a thinking map to organize their ideas.
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Provide sentence stems as needed.
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