Master this tricky skill with 16 half-page (digital and printable) informational text task cards with three prompts on each card to help your students practice summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting nonfiction texts! Have your students complete all three prompts to learn and easily see the difference between the three concepts, or have them complete only one or two, depending on your current unit.

Teaching the difference between summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting can feel surprisingly tricky — especially when students blur the lines between all three. I designed this resource to make it crystal clear.

With 16 high-interest informational text task cards (print, digital, and full page writing options included), students read one nonfiction passage and respond to three targeted prompts:

• Summarize the text
• Paraphrase a specific section
• Quote directly from the passage

Engage your students in meaningful practice and review key reading skills associated with informational and nonfiction text with these summarizing task cards, perfect for TEST PREP!

Current standards emphasize summarizing as a key skill, as well as supporting answers and inferences. These cards will help your students learn and practice paraphrasing and quoting informational texts appropriately!

These summarizing task cards are perfect for:

• test prep review
• whole class lessons
• small group remediation
• reading comprehension centers
• enrichment or differentiation
• warm-ups
• daily homework
• independent work

....the possibilities are endless!

Answer Key (for paraphrasing and quoting questions) and Recording Sheet Included.

INCLUDES DIGITAL ACCESS via Google Drive/Classroom!

Although the task card version prints beautifully in color, they also print well in black and white!

Looking to teach these skills one at a time? I've got you covered!

• Summarizing Task Cards
• Quoting Task Cards
• Paraphrasing Task Cards

Looking for no-prep lessons and slides to teach summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting? Look no further! You can find them here!

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