Summarizing Literature
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Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 5
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Summary; plot
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will learn how to summarize a literary story. They will first view a short video from Khan Academy that defines what it means to summarize and why it is an important reading strategy. Then students will view another short clip that shows them the SWBST strategy for a literary summary. Next, they will read "Jack and the Beanstalk" and take a quiz. The quiz assesses important story elements needed to summarize on the tenth question. Finally, students can gain further practice by viewing a read aloud or playing one of two summarizing games.

  • ELA.5.R.3.2 Summarize a text to enhance comprehension.
  • ELA.5.R.3.2 a. Include plot and theme for a literary text.
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Video : Summarizing Stories
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: The video explains what a summary is.
Video : Summarizing Fiction
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.")
Description: This video shows you a strategy to help you remember the "Big Five" of summarizing literature.
Reading : Jack and the Beanstalk
Instructions: Please read the following passage. After you read the passage, summarize the story in your head.

Description: This is a traditional fairytale about a boy who buys magical beans.
Quiz : Summary Quiz
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

Who is the protagonist of the story?

Question #2

Who was the antagonist of the story?

Question #3
How did Jack's mother feel about him buying the beans?
Question #4

Which statement best describes Jack's motivation?

Question #5

What was the conflict of the story?

Question #6

Which event was the climax of the story?

Question #7

Which event was the resolution of the story?

Question #8
What elements made this story a fairytale?
Question #9
What is the theme of this story?
Question #10
Summarize the story. 
Description: A quiz that assesses knowledge of summary, theme, and plot elements.
Resources : Summary Game
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free to visit the link to learn more about this lesson. rnrnhttps://www.quia.com/rr/86000.html
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Description: Here is a link to a game on Quia to practice summarizing.
Resources : Summarizing Monsters Game
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free to visit the link to learn more about this lesson. https://reading.ecb.org/student/summarizing/monsters/
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Description: Here is a link to a game that gives additional practice in summarizing a text.
Resources : Read-Aloud
Instructions: View the read-aloud below. After that, write a summary in your notebook or on a piece of paper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHGzTiIqF-g
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Description: Here is an additional story to view on your own and practice summarizing.