Theme Lesson: Theme Analysis Paragraph & Objective Summary, Grades 7-8

Which sentence belongs in a news report: "The home team won 3-1 after a goal in the last minute" or "The home team played a thrilling, brilliant game"? Students in grades 7-8 have to write about a theme as an analyst, and summarize a story without their opinions. This lesson teaches both, in one sitting.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Original story "Five Balls," 2 pages, paragraphs numbered
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page, with a model paragraph, a model summary, a 6-point paragraph rubric and an 8-point summary rubric
• All printables in one ready-to-print PDF, 7 pages

Answer key included

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