Create a well-developed story or passage summary, as well as personal reflections and imaginative writing samples. 0501.3.7

Links verified on 9/2/2014

1. Creating a One-Sentence Summary from Supporting Details - online 2 question quiz; self checking [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
2. Incredible Shrinking Notes - lesson plan on how to summarize what is heard
3. Magic Mirror - creative lesson plan; "SEE" a story that explains something about your life and times.
4. Make a Long Story Short - Summarize passage with correct choice. online quiz
5. Story Starters - Here's a quick writing activity to try every day. First generate a creative story starter. Pick a format: notebook, letter, newspaper, or postcard. Four levels are available: pick 4th-6th
6. Sum it Up! - a worksheet to print for your students to use in summarizing - A suggestion from the worksheet tells students "Imagine you only have $2.00, and each word you use will cost you 10 cents."
7. Sum it Up! - Instructions - instructions for students before they use the summarizing worksheet
8. Summarizing - lesson on learning to summarize
9. Summary vs. Critique - explanation of what each does and does not do [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
10. Tales of the Talking Toothbrush - lesson plan; Imagine its problems, feelings, and secret desires. Then do one of these activities [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
11. Test Tutor - read the passages and pick the best summary
12. Writing a Branching Story Using Excel - a step by step module on writing with Excel
    1. Billy Bear - [sample of a branching story] a simple story with several possible endings depending on the decisions a reader makes [in the form of an Excel workbook]
    2. The Town Witch - [sample of a branching story] a story with several possible endings depending on the decisions a reader makes [in the form of an Excel workbook]
13. Writing a "How-to" Explanation - Student model as an example
14. Writing a Personal Narrative - Student model as an example
15. Writing a Persuasive Essay - Student model as an example

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