Nonnarrative Summarizing Unit Plan

Week 1-First and Last Sentence

Day 1

Introduce first tool-First and Last Sentence

Text: Slides 1 and 2 in the presentation in Google drive
under First and Last Sentence
Teacher reads and models use of the strategy
**What are the important words in the first sentence? The
last sentence?
**Combine to create key point

Day 2

Review first tool-First and Last Sentence

Text: Slides 3 and 4 in the presentation in Google drive
under First and Last Sentence
Teacher reads and has students help use the strategy
**What are the important words in the first sentence? The
last sentence?
**Combine to create key point

Day 3

Review first tool-First and Last Sentence

Text: Slide 5 in the presentation in Google drive under
First and Last Sentence
Teacher reads and has students help use the strategy
**What are the important words in the first sentence? The
last sentence?
**Combine to create key point

Day 4

Review first tool-First and Last Sentence

Text: Changing Water PDF in Google Drive
Teacher reads, students work in groups (or pairs) using

strategy
**What are the important words in the first sentence? The
last sentence?
**Combine to create key point
Day 5

Review first tool-First and Last Sentence

Text: Even Better Ears PDF in Google drive (assessment)
Teacher reads, students work independently using
strategy
**What are the important words in the first sentence? The
last sentence?
**Combine to create key point

Week 2-Repeated Words

Day 1

Review first tool-First & Last Sentence

Intro second tool-Repeated Words & Synonyms
Text: Slide 1 in the presentation in Google drive under
Repeated Words
Teacher reads and models using the strategy
**What are the important words in the first sentence? The
last sentence?
**Read the text and identify repeated words
**Create key point using repeated words (and first/last
sentence if it applies)

Day 2

Review first tool-First & Last Sentence

Review second tool-Repeated Words & Synonyms
Text: Slide 2in the presentation in Google drive under
Repeated Words
Teacher reads and models using the strategy-kids can

help identify repeated words

**What are the important words in the first sentence? The
last sentence?
**Read the text and identify repeated words
**Create key point using repeated words (and first/last
sentence if it applies)
Day 3

Review first tool-First & Last Sentence

Review second tool-Repeated Words & Synonyms
Text: Slide 3 in the presentation in Google drive under
Repeated Words
Teacher reads and has students help use the strategy
**What are the important words in the first sentence? The
last sentence?
**Read the text and identify repeated words
**Create key point using repeated words (and first/last
sentence if it applies)

Day 4

Review first tool-First & Last Sentence

Review second tool-Repeated Words & Synonyms
Text: Dont Get Sick PDF in Google drive
Teacher reads, students work in pairs using the strategy
**What are the important words in the first sentence? The
last sentence?
**Read the text and identify repeated words
**Create key point using repeated words (and first/last
sentence if it applies)

Day 5

Review first tool-First & Last Sentence

Review second tool-Repeated Words & Synonyms
Text: Types of Fires PDF in Google drive (assessment)
Teacher reads, students work independently using the
strategy

**What are the important words in the first sentence? The

last sentence?
**Read the text and identify repeated words
**Create key point using repeated words (and first/last
sentence if it applies)