LESSON SIX: Identify author’s purpose, practice paraphrasing and summarizing, and receive the instructions for research
Students identify author’s purpose, paraphrase and summarize, and receive instructions for research. Provide this to students early in the unit and refer to it as needed, but focus on it more at this point.
GRADE-LEVEL EXPECTATIONS
R3C Use details from the text to paraphrase author’s stated ideas; make predictions; make inferences; evaluate the accuracy of the information; identify and interpret author’s purpose, slant and bias; respond to two or more sources; sequence events; compare and contrast details; identify and explain cause and effect; identify problem solving processes and explain the effectiveness of solutions
W3D Write summaries of text from magazines, newspapers and/or informational articles
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Students practice paraphrasing two to four teacher- provided paragraphs. Scoring guide provided.
2 pts = Student paraphrased accurately
1 pts = Student uses his/her own words some of the time, but still uses some of the author’s words or student leaves out some essential ideas.
0 pts = Other
LESSON MATERIALS
§ Sources of Literature
o None
§ Supplies
o Magazines and newspapers for text
o Highlighters
§ Handouts provided
o Paraphrasing vs. summarizing
§ Words to know
o paraphrase
o summarize
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
1. Look at example paragraph: Jenny is a 15-year old student who attends a rural school. She is very outgoing and participates in school activities such as cheerleading and Quiz Bowl. Because her school is small, everyone knows her and she knows everyone.
Paraphrasing the Paragraph: Students paraphrase by using their own words to express the main ideas in what is read, seen, or heard. The underlined parts show the information that complements or mirrors (paraphrases) the original paragraph.
**Jenny, a fifteen-year old girl, goes to a small school where everyone knows each other. She is active in several extra-curricular activities including cheerleading and Quiz Bowl.
Summarizing the Paragraph: Summarize by making a brief statement about essential text. The summary gives an overall picture of the text, omitting redundant and non-essential information. **Jenny is well known in her small high school and participates in school activities.
2. After the teacher models paraphrasing and summarizing, students practice both using teacher-supplied paragraphs. Students highlight the most essential words in the text and write a paragraph that paraphrases and summarizes.
3. Discuss Project Overview