Summarizing Fiction Task Cards- Summarizing Fiction Passages & Graphic Organizer
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Are you looking for some highly engaging and fun resources to help your students learn how to summarize fictional texts? This bundle of reading resources includes reading passages, reading task cards, response activities and more that you can use to teach your summarizing fiction unit.What's IncludePrice $16.50Original Price $21.00Save $4.50
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If your students need to practice summarizing fiction, these reading task cards are sure to help. Each short passage is written in a way that makes them easy to summarize so students can become comfortable and confident in their ability to determine the most important details in the text and come up with an accurate summary.
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What's Included?
This resource includes 20 summarizing fiction task cards. Each task card contains a short reading passage (half a page) and includes a variety of printing options so you can find the exact format that will work for your students' needs.
Option 1: Just the Text
- You can print the task cards with just the text. This is a great option if you want to use these summarizing fiction passages to teach something other than summary or if you plan on using them in a traditional task card way.
- There are all three different student response sheets included that you can pair with the task cards.
- There is also a digital version included created Google Slides
Option 2: Text & Graphic Organizer
- This option needs to be printed front and back.
- One one side students have the reading passage (same as option 1), and on the back there is a graphic organizer to help them think about what to include in a summary.
- This is a great option to help students organize their thinking about the text and to learn strategies that will help them summarize.
- There is also a digital version included created Google Slides
Option 3: Text & Reading Response Questions
- This option needs to be printed front and back.
- One side students have the reading passage (same as option 1), and on the other side there is a set of text-based comprehension questions and a space for a sticky note so they can "stop-and-jot" while they read the text.
- There is also a digital version included created Google Slides
*Each option also includes a digital version created using Google Slides so you can use this resource no matter what your teaching situation looks like.
How Can I Use This Resource?
There are TONS of ways you can use this resource in your classroom.
- Print the task cards on cardstock and use them in a literacy center to help your students summarize fiction texts.
- Use the task card passages as part of your strategy group or small group instruction. They are short and focused and are the perfect small group teaching tool.
- Make a copy of 1-2 of the task cards and give to students are part of your warm-up, morning work, or homework.
- Use as a quick assessment at the end of your lesson or unit on summary.
- Use for ANY READING COMPREHENSION instruction - while these task cards are perfect for teaching summary, you can also use them to teach a variety of fictional comprehension skills.
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