10th Grade Provide An Objective Summary Of A Text Lesson Plan (English)

Topic: Provide an objective summary of a text

Objective & Outcome

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to provide an objective summary of a text.

Materials

• Texts on a variety of topics (e.g. current events, history, literature, etc.)
• Pencils and paper for each student

Warm-up

• Ask students to briefly summarize the plot of a movie or a story that they have recently read.
• Encourage students to provide only the main events in their summary and avoid providing any unnecessary details or their own opinions.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of an objective summary and discuss the importance of including only essential information in a summary.
• Demonstrate how to identify and include key information in a text by using a highlighting or marking pen.
• Provide examples of how to summarize different types of texts, including fiction, non-fiction, and literary texts.

Guided Practice

• Divide students into pairs and provide each pair with a text to summarize.
• Have students work together to identify key information and create an objective summary of the text.
• Have students share their summaries with the class and discuss any challenges or insights they had while creating their summaries.

Independent Practice

• Provide students with a text to summarize on their own.
• Have students create an objective summary of the text using the steps outlined above.
• Encourage students to be creative and think critically about the key information in the text.

Closure

• Have students share their objective summaries with the class.
• Ask students to reflect on the process of creating an objective summary and how it can be used to better understand a text.

Assessment

• Observe students during the independent closure activity and provide feedback on their objective summaries.
• Collect and review the objective summaries to assess students' understanding of the process and their ability to create an objective summary of a text.