Jayna Morrow

For use with Cornell Notes or as a stand-alone summary-writing activity. The 39 quick summary activities in this power point can be easily used for any subject. They only take a few minutes to assess student learning. I use these summary activities at the end of every Social Studies lesson at the bottom of their Cornell notes. In an 70 minute class (every other day), we (1) break up into groups and use various reading/research strategies to quickly locate answers to the questions in the book fo

This simple letter for parents includes a place for up to 3 benchmark scores (to show progress) and a place to sign and return. Attach it to the benchmark itself or place in weekly folders. This is a follow-up letter for a 2nd or 3rd benchmark and includes an extra line about before or after school tutoring opportunities and a place to circle an essay level between 1-4.

This simple letter for parents includes a place for up to 3 benchmark scores (to show progress) and a place to sign and return. Attach it to the benchmark itself or place in weekly folders.