6h-Grade Focus Standards:

  ● 6.RL.2.2
  ● 6.RN.2.2
  ● 6.RL 4.2   

The Big Ideas:

 ● Objective summary of a text  
 ● Compare and contrast works of literature 

“I can” Statements:

I can write an accurate summary of various genres of texts.

I can effectively compare and contrast in both the oral and written form.
 
 

7th-Grade Focus Standards:

●7.RN.2.2
●7.RL.2.2
●7.W.6.1e

The Big Ideas:

●Complex / compound sentences 
●Ojective summaries of informational texts 
●Ojective summaries of literary works 
“I can” Statements:

I can write a summary of an article.


I can write a summary of a passage from a novel or story. 

I can use a variety of sentences in my writing.


I can identify compound, complex and compound-complex sentences.
 
 

8th-Grade Focus Standards:

●8.RL.2.2
●8.RN.2.2
●8.RN.2.3

The Big Ideas:

●Summarization 
●Text Connections 
“I can” Statements:

I can summarize a passage by using only the important pieces of information.

I can make personal, literary, and world connections while I read.

I can make connections between individuals, ideas, and events in a given text.
 
 
 
 
 

Monday Morning Content PLC Focus:
●Achieve 3000 update
●Literacy Framework  
●Questions / sharing  
 
 
 
 
Current Assessments:
○ Cycle 1C mini-assessments are on our Weekly Focus page under “Current Focus Standards” for your review. 
 
 
 
 
 

Summarizing 

GIST and Beyond…


This Summarizing resource can be used in a variety of ways. It includes three different strategies for you to use with your students:
  1. GIST
  2. IPOP
  3. SHISA 
 
Students can use these three types of organizers to summarize a text. GIST and IPOP are both used for expository text, but GIST is better for an event, such as a historical event. It is also good for a current events topic or newspaper article, because it includes the information included in a typical lead: who, what, where, when, why, and how. IPOP is good for almost any text, so tell students that if they are in doubt, use IPOP. There are also specific examples for each technique.

This resource also includes opportunities for students to practice. There are four additional expository texts and one narrative. Answer key organizers are included with sample summaries for each.

Click here and enjoy this wonderful resource. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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