Summarizing and Key Details

Grade 4ELA45 min

aligned to Common Core

Learning Objective

I can write a summary of a text using the main idea and important details.

Lesson Flow

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3 min

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Practice

14 min

4 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

ā€œRead the following short story: "A young boy named Alex found a lost puppy in the park. He took the puppy home and fed it. Alex put up posters around the neighborhood, hoping to find the puppy's owner. After three days, a little girl named Emily saw one of the posters. Emily came to Alex's house, and she was very happy to be reunited with her puppy, Max." Write a summary of the story in three to four sentences. Read the following short story: "Sarah loved to paint. She entered a painting contest at her school. She spent weeks working on her painting of a beautiful sunset. On the day of the contest, she was nervous. When the judges announced the winners, Sarah was surprised and happy to hear her name called as the first-place winner." Write a summary of the story in three to four sentences. ā€

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