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The GIST of It
Kind of Activity:
Individual Writing
Objective:
Students will write a concise summary of today's reading.
Structure:
For this activity, each student will fill out a separate GIST Template (linked below) for each of the eleven chapters that comprise today's reading. This worksheet will provide them with a simple summary of the basic facts of each section of the text, as well as a succinct plot synopsis. As students fill out more of these with each chapter, they will create a reference that can be returned to if the plot becomes difficult to follow again. The GIST Template may be found here:
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