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Get the Gist: A Summarizing Strategy for Any Content Area
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| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Recurring Lesson |
| Estimated Time | 30 minutes per session |
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Marysville, Washington |
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CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  February 10
The New York Times used the slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print."
After discussing newspapers and their different points of view, students choose a current event, read editorials on the event, and share them with the class to identify the editor's point of view.
Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  July 16
African American journalist Ida B. Wells was born in 1862.
Students brainstorm a list of human rights issues, research their group's issue in depth, examine the way journalists cover a story, and create articles for a classroom newspaper.
STRATEGY GUIDES
Grades 6 – 12 | Strategy Guide
Supporting Student Comprehension in Content Area Reading
In this strategy guide, you’ll learn a few simple, yet powerful, techniques to encourage students to use peer talk and writing to enhance their understanding of content area texts.

