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Not Your Usual History Lesson: Writing Historical Markers
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Students will develop their summarizing skills while learning about local history. They will learn to consider audience while selecting topics, conducting research and interviews, and writing historical markers for their town.

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English Language Arts
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
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ReadWriteThink
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ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
06/05/2024
Two Ways to Summarize an Event
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In this video, learn two ways to summarize an event. Summarizing events is a core component of storytelling and essential to any form of writing. Being able to summarize an event shows not only an understanding of the event itself, but also chronological reasoning and analysis. This video features:
Observation + Cause-Effect Sandwich
Observation + Explanation + Analysis

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Mini Movies for Writers
Date Added:
01/31/2024
Whittle, Whittle it Down: Summarizing
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This "jigsaw" activity will give students the opportunity to work in groups to summarize a 1 to 2 page informational text. It "jigsaws" down to 1 class summary and can be done in 2 or 3 days. This plan was designed for a class of 22 students but can be easily modified by varying group size.

Subject:
Secondary English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Utah Lesson Plans
Date Added:
10/20/2021