I think the triangle is what I like most. I love how my students can visually see the differences in size and sentences when telling the topic, main idea, summary, and retelling the story.
I'm sure most of you have seen the "Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then" organizer for summarizing. I also included "Finally," which I can't claim as an original thought. I'm pretty sure I saw it on Pinterest last year. What I like about including "Finally" is that it gives you the option to add a final detail to wrap it all up. I snapped the above pic before I was done making the anchor chart. I added parentheses around the word "Finally" to show that it's an option, but you don't always need it.
Example: we practiced summarizing with Stone Soup and Town House Country Mouse. With Stone Soup, we needed the "Finally," but with Town Mouse Country Mouse, we didn't.
Here's the graphic organizer I used:
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My plan for next week is to do the same thing we did today (I read aloud, students fill out the Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then, (Finally), and we write the summary together). Then on Tuesday I'll read again and the bunnies will complete the whole page with a partner. I have the book Snow Queen (the inspiration for the movie Frozen, which happens to be Traditional Lit!) on order at the public library, so hopefully it will be in by Tuesday! Then I will use this graphic organizer as homework for my guided reading groups.
These kiddos will be summarizing SUPER STARS by the end of the year, I'm sure of it!!
I love your anchor chart and this graphic organizer. I am definitely going to use it with my higher readers in reading groups.
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate to feeling discouraged when my students can't immediately apply something independently. However, it sounds like you were able to turn that moment into a great opportunity for modeling. That's what I always try to do too.
Have a great weekend!
Becky
Compassionate Teacher
I love this extra practice for summarizing! Awesome ideas!
ReplyDeleteI am also a fan of your anchor chart! GREAT visual. Thanks for the freebie- left feedback, too!
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