Summarizing | Grade 5 ELA | FAST Success Kit

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Lesson plans, teaching strategies, and pacing guide for summarizing instruction

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Introduction to summarizing strategies, main idea, and key details

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Multiple passages with summarizing questions for literary and informational texts

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10-question assessment mirroring actual FAST test format

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Home activities and tips for practicing summarizing with everyday reading

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Complete answer keys with explanations for all worksheets and quiz

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Main Idea First: Help students identify the main idea before selecting supporting details - the summary should center on what's MOST important
No Personal Opinions: Summaries must be objective - teach students to stick to what the author wrote, not what they think about it
Keep It Short: A good summary is much shorter than the original - if it's too long, students are including too many details
Use Their Own Words: Summaries should be paraphrased, not copied - this shows true comprehension