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Writing a Summary: “Middle Ages” Excerpt 1 Lesson PlanWriting a Summary: “Middle Ages” Excerpt 1 Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2014
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Writing a Summary: “Middle Ages” Excerpt 1

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This Writing a Summary: “Middle Ages” Excerpt 1 lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 2B (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 2B Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 2B, Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Grade 6 ELA Module 2B: Unit 1, Lesson 3 (.html)
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What's this all about? Scholars learn the importance of summarizing skills using a summary writing graphic organizer. They work with an elbow partner to discuss summaries and complete the organizer using Middle Ages Excerpt 1. Learners then use information from the completed graphic organizer to write a summary on their lined paper. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

summaries, summarizing, main ideas

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Provide a model summary for pupils to analyze

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson three of 13 in Grade 6 ELA Module 2B Unit 1
  • Order of lessons matters
  • Requires lined paper

Pros

  • Offers ideas for meeting the needs of struggling readers
  • Incorporates writing with reading

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.6.2 RI.6.5

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