Fisher Reyna Education Summary Elements Mix-Up Activity Literary Informational
Summary Elements Mix-Up General Directions: Students are asked to organize the summary elements for the text structures listed below. These structures focus on the global meaning of the text and therefore are used as key elements in producing a well-written summary when applied to reading selections. Academic terms and useful words for writing a summary are included. The goal of this activity is to familiarize the students with the general structures that writers use to write. This gives students elements to think about as they read and greatly improves comprehension. This activity also helps students practice important academic vocabulary in both reading and writing. Note: More than once copy of the cards per page is provided to maximize use of paper. Literary Informational Fisher Reyna Education 2013
Summary Elements Mix-Up Directions: Have students organize the title cards as shown. Title cards are easily identified by the dash border around each text structure title. Literary Informational Fisher Reyna Education 2013
Answer Key After students organize the title cards, students should organize the corresponding summary elements under the title cards as shown. Students should do this activity with guidance until they have committed the summary elements to memory and are capable of doing this activity independently. Literary Informational Fisher Reyna Education 2013
Summary Elements Mix-Up Procedural or Media Literacy Procedural and media literacy text may be embedded or stand alone as a single selection. Students should be familiar with the critical attributes of this type of text and the connections in understanding the message or information of the writer. Students may organize the procedural and media literacy cards as shown below. As with the other summary element cards, more than once copy is provided to maximize use of paper. Procedural or Media Literacy Fisher Reyna Education 2013
Problema/Resolución Ficción, poesía o drama Problema/Resolución Ficción, poesía o drama Ocasión Ficción, literatura de no ficción, poesía o drama Ocasión Ficción, literatura de no ficción, poesía o drama Biografía Biografía Persuasivo Persuasivo Expositivo Expositivo
Alguien Personaje Principal Alguien Personaje Principal Quería Meta Quería Meta Pero Problema Pero Problema Así Que Resolución Así Que Resolución Entonces Resultado Entonces Resultado
Ocasión Ocasión Personajes Importantes Personajes Importantes Resultado Resultado Ocasión Personajes Importantes Resultado
Tema Tema Idea Principal de Cada Párrafo Idea Principal de Cada Párrafo Tema Idea Principal de Cada Párrafo
Tema Nombre de la persona, animal, o cosa notable Tema Nombre de la persona, animal, o cosa notable Sus éxitos más grandes Sus éxitos más grandes Ideas Principales de cada Párrafo * La introducción de: persona, animal o cosa de nota *Primeros anos *Su trasfondo académico, entrenamiento o desarrollo *Eventos significativos *Sus hechos más notables (sus éxitos más grandes) *Su influencia Ideas Principales de cada Párrafo * La introducción de: persona, animal o cosa de nota *Primeros anos *Su trasfondo académico, entrenamiento o desarrollo *Eventos significativos *Sus hechos más notables (sus éxitos más grandes) *Su influencia Tema Nombre de la persona, animal, o cosa notable Sus éxitos más grandes Ideas Principales de cada Párrafo * La introducción de: persona, animal o cosa de nota *Primeros anos *Su trasfondo académico, entrenamiento o desarrollo *Eventos significativos *Sus hechos más notables (sus éxitos más grandes) *Su influencia
Tema o Asunto que se debate Tema o Asunto que se debate (Opción o Posición) (Opción o Posición) Idea Principal de Cada Párrafo Idea Principal de Cada Párrafo Tema o Asunto que se debate (Opción o Posición) Idea Principal de Cada Párrafo
Literature Connection Below are a few literary book titles that are organized by the listed structures. Literary Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems Uncle Jed s Barbershop by Margree King Mitchell Do De Soto by William Steg Roxaboxen by Alice McLearran The Night I followed the Dog by Nina Laden Fly AwayHome by Eve Bunting Fisher Reyna Education 2013
Literature Connection Below are some informational book titles that are organized by the listed structures. Informational From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons Interrupted Journey by Kathryn Lasky Animals Building Homes by Wendy Perkins Mighty Jackie: The Strike-Out Queen by Marissa Moss A Weed is a Flower by Aliki Lady Liberty: A Biography by Doreen Rappaport Hey, Little Ant by Phillip M. Hoose My Brother is Delicious by Steven L. Layne I wanna Iguana by Karen Orloff Fisher Reyna Education 2013
Literature Connection Below are some book titles that show examples of embedded procedural or media literacy. Embedded Procedural and Media Literacy Three Days on a River on a Red Canoe by Vera B. Williams *Includes maps, recipes, and directions How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World *Includes a recipe Fisher Reyna Education 2013
Thinking Guides See our website for information about our Thinking Guides and Writing Planning Organizers that provide additional guidance and support with text structures. WWW.FisherReyna.com Fisher Reyna Education 2013