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Let's Learn to Summarize

Completed by 64 learners
Ages 7-10
Live One-Time Class
In this small-group, one-time reading skills class, learners will practice summarizing a fiction text. Through class dialogue and guided instruction, we will determine the most important parts of the story to include.
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(288 reviews)

Live video meetings
Meets once
1-4 learners per class
30 min

What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 2 - 4
*This class will never be canceled due to low enrollment as I will teach to one learner!

When students summarize a text, they must determine what the most essential events are that maintain the gist, or overall meaning, of the story. During this 30 minute class, I will first read the story Fritz and the Beautiful Horses written by Jan Brett, to the students. Next they  will learn what paraphrasing is and how to include the most important events in a summary of the story. Students will be engaged in the process through questioning, learner discussion, and thinking critically about which story elements are essential to comprehension of the tale. I will model the summary format as learners add to the conversation. If learners would like to follow along and write the summary as I guide them, a piece of lined paper and a pencil are needed.

Please be aware that because dialogue is learner-dependent, we may run over the listed timeframe.

Other Details

Supply List
If students wish to create their own summary of the story as they share dialogue to help me write a summary, they will need a piece of lined paper and a pencil.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined December, 2020
5.0
288reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Michigan Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I am a certified teacher with over 25 years of experience teaching elementary students. I have found such joy over the years sharing my love of children's literature, teaching literacy skills, and sharing dialogue with children about books. I teach students about different genres of literature, reading non-fiction text, and I also teach a series of lessons about the keys to reading comprehension. The hundreds of children with whom I have worked over the years have taught me that children learn most effectively when they are captivated by a topic, a teacher, or an activity. Children crave engagement and my goal is to provide that in my lessons.

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