Summarizing & Paraphrasing | Grade 7 ELA

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

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Visual explanations of summarizing vs. paraphrasing with guided practice

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Complex passages with summarizing and paraphrasing exercises

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10-question assessment mirroring actual FAST test format

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Home activities for practicing summarizing and paraphrasing skills

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Complete answer keys with explanations for all worksheets and quiz

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Key Difference: Summarizing condenses the WHOLE text into main ideas; paraphrasing restates a SPECIFIC passage in new words
Objectivity Matters: Summaries must be objective - no opinions, no added information, just what the text says
Plagiarism Prevention: Teach students that changing just a few words is still plagiarism - true paraphrasing requires completely new sentence structure AND own words
Essential vs. Non-Essential: Help students distinguish what MUST be included (essential) from interesting but non-essential details