What Did I Just Read? - Comprehension: Summarizing Nonfiction (Light and Heat)

In this course, readers will learn how to pick out important information in a nonfiction text in order to write a summary in order to hone reading comprehension skills.

Augie Grabenstein

260 total reviews for this teacher

Completed by 1 learner

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45 minutes

per class

Meets once

7-11

year olds

1-8

learners per class

per learner

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Meets once at a scheduled time

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Description

Class Experience

Being able to summarize nonfiction is a crucial skill when reading to learn.  In this course, readers will be taught to use text features such as headings and captions to pick out important facts as they read.  We will read a nonfiction passage together, focusing on a section at a time. As we read, we will pause and discuss important points, writing our summary as we go.  Once our summaries are complete, we will share and compare our summaries with one written by the author.

Should you be...

Readers will learn to use nonfiction text features to decipher the most vital information in a nonfiction text.  They will then use this information to write a paragraph summary of the text.

A sheet of paper
Writing Utensil

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Augie Grabenstein

Bachelors: Interdisciplinary Studies (K-8)

260 total reviews

288 completed classes

About Me

I am a licensed teacher in the state of Virginia and have worked in the public school system for about 10 years.  I have known my whole life that I was meant to be a teacher. (Ever since I taught my baby sister her alphabet when I was 5, anyway.) ...