Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan: Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting

Date: 1/17/12

Estimated Time of Lesson Plan: 20 min. Grade/Subject: 7th E/LA

Organization of Student Learning: Whole Class; Partners
Learning Objectives and Assessment:
Objective 1: TSWBAT tell
the difference between
quoting, paraphrasing, and
summarizing.

Standard: 0701.4.18 Quote,

paraphrase, or summarize text,
ideas, or other information
taken from print or electronic
sources.

Assessment: TSW use

paraphrasing, summarizing, and
quoting skills to complete a
worksheet.

Key Questions:
What is the purpose of paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting?
What is the difference between the 3 skills?
How can these skills help with retention of ideas and themes in a work?
Materials and Resources: (Teacher and Student Needs)
Textbooks
Photocopies of teacher-created worksheet about 3 skills (attached to LP)
Pencil
ELMO overhead projector (for class-wide viewing)
Set: (Initiating Activity/Questions)
Re-introduce skills by asking for prior knowledge of meaning and/or guesses about what it may
mean. Review activity on paraphrasing from 1/12.
Instruction: (Lesson Presentation Steps)
TSW be given a copy of Dreams by Langston Hughes along with a copy of the teacher-created
worksheet on paraphrasing. After the Set, the teacher will read the first stanza of the poem and then
paraphrase the stanza in his own words. After asking for questions to determine clarity, TSW chose
a partner in the classroom to partner read the second stanza. After 2 minutes, TSW be asked to
paraphrase the second stanza in the spaces provided on the worksheet. After 3-5 minutes, the
teacher will ask for students to share their paraphrases. The teacher will correct and clarify as
needed.

Closure:
Closure will be short and should consist of asking the Key Questions to gauge understanding and
emphasize the value of paraphrasing.
Assignment:

Following Closure, the class will be guided to finish the worksheet with their partner if they can
stay seated and on task (or silently if they cannot) and will be given approximately 5-7 minutes to
do so.

Dreams
by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

1) How would you define paraphrase?

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2) After reading the second stanza of this poem, how would you paraphrase it? What is the
important message the author is trying to convey?
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3) What advice does the poet give readers in this poem? Why does he think dreams are important?
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4) Give one example of metaphor used in this poem.

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