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2nd - 8th Grade Common Core Summarize and Retell Worksheets : Page 2

In this resource, students will identify sequence words in the summary of a well-known fairy tale. Then they'll read a short story and write a summary with the help of a sequence word bank.

Summarizing with Sequence Words

Tuck this chapter summary chart into reading workshop folders to help students keep track of longer chapter books. When they finish the book, have them look back at this to create a whole-book summary!

Chapter Summaries

In this resource, students will practice writing a simple summary of a fiction story using a paragraph frame with sequence words.

Paragraph Frame for Summarizing Fiction

Students will use the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then strategy of writing fiction summaries with these reading passages.

Fiction Summaries:  Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then

Here's a chapter summary guide where your child can jot down the characters in a chapter, his favorite character and even predict what will happen next.

Chapter Summary

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

Writing a Nonfiction Summary: The Mimic Octopus

Children will practice using a text to create a timeline in this engaging worksheet.

Timeline: The History of Photography

Use this Novel Discussion Guide for Parents as a guide to invite your child into a book discussion about their latest reading!

Novel Discussion Guide for Parents

This discussion guide helps readers reflect on chapters 1&ndash;8 of Anne of Green Gables.

Novel Study: Anne of Green Gables: Discussion Guide #1

Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.

Summary with Time Order Words

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from parts 2 and 3 of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #2

Your students will demonstrate understanding of a short fiction text by answering who, when, what, where, why, and how questions. Use this as an introduction to the vocabulary in the EL Support Lesson: Who, When, What, Where, Why, and How Questions.

Sum it Up: Grandpa's Boat

Students hone reading comprehension and analysis skills with this adapted excerpt from the first chapter of The King of Elfland&rsquo;s Daughter by Lord Dunsany.

Extended Reading Comprehension: Excerpt Adapted From 'The King of Elfland’s Daughter'

Read about the earth's coldest land biome, the tundra, then fill in the blanks to review what you've learned.

Welcome to the Tundra

Invite students to reflect on the major themes and events of Wonder with these writing prompts.

Novel Study: Wonder: Post-Reading Response Prompts

This worksheet will help your child organize the details needed to write about a book they've read!

Writing Book Reviews

Help students reflect on chapters 1&ndash;4 of&nbsp;Madeleine L&rsquo;Engle&rsquo;s A Wrinkle in Time with this two-page discussion guide!

Novel Study: A Wrinkle in Time: Discussion Guide #1

Encourage critical thinking and literacy skills with these discussion questions from the next part of R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s Wonder.

Novel Study: Wonder: Discussion Guide #3

Help students master summarizing using keywords with this reading comprehension worksheet.

Three Sentence Summary

Help your EL students will practice differentiating between big ideas and details.

Summary Writing: Big Ideas vs. Details

The class watched an exciting movie about a castle adventure. But now the students need help recalling the details of the film.

Story Order: Case 1

Young readers will practice synthesizing information from multiple sources on the same topic in this reading comprehension worksheet.

Comparing Two Nonfiction Texts: We Need Clean Water

Learn a fun reading strategy and practice writing fiction summaries using a classic text.

Writing a Fiction Summary: The Wind in the Willows

After completing The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, have students reflect on the significant themes and events of the story with these response prompts.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Post-Reading Questions

Learn the basics of summary and identifying the order of events — then try your hand at it!

Summarizing and Order of Events

Read about the westward expansion of the United States and respond to questions about the informational text.

Historical Perspectives: Westward Expansion

After reading a fable or folktale, students will use this cute graphic organizer to record the most important things that happened in the beginning, middle, and end. Then they'll try their hand at identifying the moral of the story.

Retelling Folktales and Fables

After finishing R.J. Palacio&rsquo;s novel Wonder, help learners analyze two characters from the book with this creative extension activity!

Novel Study: Wonder: Create Your Own Character Awards

Everyone's heard the story of the ugly duckling, but have you met his new friend, the beastly bird? Help students learn about the importance of transition words when telling a story with this fun tale of outcasts who become fast friends!

The Ugly Duckling's New Friend

Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!

Paraphrase the Declaration of Independence

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2nd - 8th Grade Common Core Summarize and Retell Worksheets : Page 2

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