Sam Hayman

7th Grade English

2nd period, 8:55-9:45

50 minutes

Objectives:

TSW create a summary of text, including relevant details in proper sequence.

MS Language Arts 7th Grade Framework 2.c

Materials:

Handouts, vis-à-vis markers

Set:

TSW complete Do Now: “In three to five sentences, explain the most important events of the last year for you personally.” Share Do Now responses. Ask: “Why is the choice of which details to include in a summary important? (Because you can’t include everything; you have to choose what is most relevant and important.)

“Yesterday, Ms. Mossing went over the importance of cause and effect in making predictions. The narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” went crazy at first because of the old man’s eye, then his guilty conscience made him imagine the sound of the beating heart. It wouldn’t make sense for the beating heart to drive him crazy before he had the guilt of the murder on his conscience. Today we’re going to continue thinking about the order of things, and creating summaries with details in the correct order.”

Have student state objective.

Procedures:

-    TSW compete Do Now

-    The class will share Do Now responses and discuss importance of choosing which details are important and why order is important

-    TSW read the fable of “The Ant and the Cricket” aloud and in groups complete the worksheet on it.

-    TSW read “The Legend of William Tell Aloud” and independently summarize it in one paragraph.

-    TSW silently read “Rumpelstiltskin,” summarizing the plot in one paragraph

Closure:

Today we talked about which details to include in a summary and the importance of sequence in creating a summary. Have student restate objective. Next period, we’re going to apply the same principles to a longer short story.

Assessment:

TSW create a summary of text, including relevant details in proper sequence.

Informal: TTW verify comprehension during guided practice and focus remediation on problem areas.

Formal: TTW collect student independent work, grade it, and record it.