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Standard - Level
Retell, summarize, and/or synthesize important information. Level 1
Standard in Kid Friendly Language
Tell the important things that happened in the story.
Standard Unwrapped
KNOW
Student will know the important information in the story/passage. Student will know how to retell, summarize and /or synthesize (by assembling important parts into a whole) information.
ABLE TO DO
Students will orally identify events in the beginning, middle and end of the story/passage.
Students will orally identify the problem and solution of a story/passage.
Students will orally identify the main idea of a story/passage.
Students will orally answer comprehension questions about a story/passage read.
Students will orally summarize information from the story.
Students will retell the story.
Instructional Strategies
- Teach to distinguish between important and non-important information through modeling, reading to students, and providing discussions on distinguishing between the two.
- Read story in parts and discuss/draw important information/events in beginning, middle and end.
- Teach students to complete various graphic organizers by displaying on easel paper and guiding students through completion.
Assessment Strategies
- Informal Reading Inventory (Rigby)-students read story/passage, then do the following;
- Orally tell important events from the beginning, middle and end of the story.
- Orally tell the problem and solution.
- Orally tell the main idea.
- Orally retell the story
- Teacher reads story/passage to students, then students do the following;
- Orally tell important events from the beginning, middle and end of the story.
- Orally tell the problem and solution.
- Orally tell the main idea.
- Orally retell the story.
Resources
Harcourt reading series
Variety of Graphic Organizers from Web English Teacher
Graphic Organizers from Scholastic
Hand and Kite project to identify main idea and details of a story.
Projects and Activities
Complete graphic organizer showing beginning middle and end of the story using pictures or words (see above site from Scholastic).
Complete graphic organizer showing problem and solution using pictures or words (see above site from Scholastic).
- Story Pyramid from ProTeacher
- Have the students fill in a pyramid with the information asked for below.
- On each line write the following
- 1.write the name of the main character
- 2.two words describing the main character
- 3.three words describing the setting
- 4.four words stating the story problem
- 5.five words describing one event in the story
- 6.six words describing a second event
- 7.seven words describing a third event
- 8.eight words describing the solution to the problem
The more the students work with this activity, the easier it will become. Have the students write a sentence for each line using the number of spaces as the amount of words for each sentence. Then they can write a sentence for each space for each line.
Strategies for Special Needs Students
- For the nonreading target student, provide the same graphic organizer or concept map. Then choose one of the following activities:
a. Write the appropriate words on slips of paper. Then have the student match the words to the correct location on the map/organizer and paste them in place.
b. Provide pictures from magazines, drawings, and/or symbols related to the topic. After listening to the material on tape, have the student paste the pictures in the appropriate spaces on the map/organizer.
c. Assign the map/organizer as an interactive in-class partner, or homework activity. The directions for the student/partner, or parent(s) should suggest that a partner or family member read aloud the material and ask the student questions to fill in the map/organizer. The partner or family member then writes in the student’s answers.
d. Complete the map/organizer in advance, using one or two-word answers in each space. Direct the student to talk with a partner or family member about the words and their meanings. If capable, the student can rewrite the words on a blank map/organizer.
Considerations
Students of all abilities can participate in lessons involving concept maps and graphic organizers. However, it may be necessary to shift from the typical academic focus of the organizers—writing and reading comprehension—to one of participation, learning new vocabulary, relating to a topic, or simply interacting with paper and following directions.
- "Sticky Summaries"-Provide each student with several sticky notes. Students read a section/page in book. They write a one word or short phrase summary of the section. They put note in the top right hand corner to make a tab. Continue doing this with rest of book.
