Summary nonfiction

Year after year my students struggled with summaries, and then I started using this method for teaching summary writing. Eureka! I will never again teach this skill without this summary anchor chart.

Digital Literature and Nonfiction Reading Skills Interactive Lessons in Google Slides for Upper Elementary Middle School English Language Arts

I’m popping in to share an activity I did to get kids thinking about summarizing nonfiction texts. I got this...

Practice writing nonfiction summaries as you read and learn about an interesting ocean creature.

Summarizing Nonfiction Text Anchor Chart- The author modeled how to write a nonfiction summary after reading a social studies lesson from a textbook.

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I was working with my third graders on fiction summaries. I am very pleased to say that they have made a lot of progress! Unfortunately, that is only half the battle. Now, we must master nonfiction summaries, too! Does it ever end?! We used the same anchor chart, but focused on the nonfiction side. A nonfiction summary focuses on the main idea and supporting details. Finding the main idea can definitely be tricky. The only way to get better is through…

The anchor chart and teaching strategy shared in this blog post will provide your students with the keys to writing a stellar nonfiction summary!

Use this resource to read a nonfiction passage about sharks and write a summary.

A graphic organizer for summarizing every type of text! Make

Nonfiction summary anchor chart