Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Determining Central Ideas.

This invigorating unit encompasses a major focus on summarizing, paraphrasing, and determining central ideas. It spirals a variety of standards within each lesson that connect with the above mentioned standards. It includes such standards as summarizing through imagery, determining central ideas, author’s point of view, character relationships and interactions, thematic links, paraphrasing, influence of setting, and many other standards. This lesson teachers complex standards in simplistic ways your students are sure to enjoy!