Establishing Comprehension: Using evidence from the selection, summarize the main idea  in 30 words or less)

Alphabet strategy to create Word Bank of Key Words

(Write any key word(s) from the text next to the letter.  It's OK not to have every letter used.  It's OK to have more than one for a letter.)

A             E              I               M            Q             U             Y

B             F              J              N             R             V             Z

C             G             K              O             S             W

D             H             L              P              T             X

 then…

Summary/GIST

(One word on each line.  Try to fill in all the lines, making sense, but not going past 30!)

_____   _____   ______   ______  _____

_____   _____   ______   ______  _____

_____   _____   ______   ______  _____

_____   _____   ______   ______  _____

_____   _____   ______   ______  _____

_____   _____   ______   ______  _____

·       Must have specific:  Who, What, Where, and When!

·       “Because…” (creates Why/How by making a cause and an effect pattern)

·       Be creative with punctuation ;      ,        -      ( )