Good Day 6th Graders,
Please make sure you have everything you need and sharpen your pencils. Today we will learn how to write a summary of an informational article.
Thank you
Mr. Trumble
Do Now:
- Write your homework in your agenda
- Take out your Independent reading book
- Pick up a blue, orange, & green highlighter
Homework:
- Complete the Main Idea Quiz
- Independent Read for 20 minutes
Soooo...(Name sticks)
What are you reading?
What's it about?
What do you like about about it?
What are some of the things we will learn in unit 2.
- Read Youtube Article
- Learn Key Terms
- Topic
- Topic Sentence
- Main Idea - Quiz on Main Idea
- Supporting Details
- Read Hurricane Katrina Article
- Learn Transitional Sentences
- Outlining an Informational an Article (to understand how it is put together)
- How to Write a summary
- Summarizing Demo/Practice
- Read Halloween Article
- Practice Annotating an Informational Article
- Practice Analyzing Main Idea & Details - Classwork Grade
- Summarizing - Counts as Quiz Grade
- Author's Purpose
- Quiz Grade
- Text Structure
- Quiz Grade
- Primary vs. Secondary Sources
- Classwork Grade
How to Write a Summary for an Informational Article
- RI6.1 Cite textual evidence to support what the text says as well as inferences made from the text
- RI6.2 Determine the main idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details. Provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions.
Step 1 - Summaries only contain the most important information, so look at the outline and pick the most important piece of information from each category.
Step 2 - Follow the steps on the graphic organizer to write your summary.
- Start with the main idea.
- Write one detail from each category
Step 3 - Use your transitions words and phrases from page 11 in your notebook to add a transitional word, or phrase, in between your details.
Activity #2
Main Idea Quiz
Directions: Go to Google Classroom and complete the quiz on Identifying Main Idea
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