Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 6, Reading and Literature Standard #: 2.52 Recognize statements that adequately summarize a passage. AHSGE Standard II - The student will interpret passages taken from textual, functional, and recreational reading material.

Lesson Plans: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Alabama Lesson Plans User-friendly "Search" feature PDF document The Long and Short of It Summarizing Important Details Summarizing with Post-it Notes Note taking Summarizing Summarizing other student's experiences

Resources: America's Story from America's Library Information about America's history Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Information describing the difference between quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing Suggestions for English Language Learners ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) For non-speaking ESL students, see Language Guide for an on-line picture dictionary with pronunciations for English practice. See Logos Translator Site or Universal Dictionary for translation resources. (B) Students highlight repeated words or phrases in a passage. (I) Students mark the subject and main verb of each of the sentences in a passage. (T) Working with a peer, students choose statements that summarize a passage. (T) See Summary Lesson Plan for a complete lesson. Provide students with a printed copy of the read-aloud material for the lesson or read the material twice for ESL students.
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