Struggling with summarizing? In these lessons, students will learn how to figure out which ideas are important. This 13-page packet includes everything you need to make this lesson work: two student texts (3/4 readability), idea cards, student handouts, and complete plans. The text used introduces students to the science concepts of transparent, translucent, and opaque. by Emily Kissner


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I'm the author of two books for Heinemann: Summarizing, Paraphrasing,and Retelling, and The Forest AND the Trees: Helping Readings Identify Important Details in Texts and Tests. Both books help teachers to figure out and meet the needs of their students.
