SS+RIT+171-180


 * Skill: Summarize and Synthesize**


 * Title of Lesson: Writing Summaries**


 * RIT Range: 171-180**

• Summarizes facts and details in short literary passages
 * Objective:**


 * ISBE Standard:**

Have a discussion with the students about what summarizing means. Model summarizing by giving the students a summary of a daily activity, like brushing your teeth. Ask students to summarize a daily activity (tying shoes, getting dressed, getting ready to go to bed, getting to school, etc.) Next, explain that we also summarize what we read.
 * Resources/Materials:**
 * Selected reading materials (Open Court story, Literature Grid book, any book with multiple copies)
 * Introduction:**

The story that will be summarized should have already been read. Give each student a "Writing Summaries" handout (see Resources/Materials). Walk the students through the first page where they take notes on setting, characters, problem and solution. Next, explain to students that they can use their notes to write their summary. The second sheet in "Writing Summaries" is a template of a written summary. Have the students fill in the blanks with their notes. Students can read their summary to the small group or the whole class.
 * Lesson Activity:**
 * Closure:**

The "Writing Summaries" sheet can be used as an assessment. After using the template several times, ask the students to write a summary without it.
 * Method of Assessment/Data Collection:**