Comprehension of Expository Text
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Paper Chain Summary
- Synopsis: Expository texts provide a lot of information and detail for readers. Chain Summary allows students to pull the main idea or structure and present the information in a neat way.
- Materials: Construction paper cut to make chain links, writing utensil, and stapler.
- Directions: Using the pre-cut strips, write one main concept or event from the text on each stripe. Link them together in order to form a paper chain.
Paper bag Artifacts
- Synopsis: Some of the best ways to comprehend a text is to make connections to yourself and the world. Paper Bag Artifacts allows students to make connects by bringing in artifacts that would relay facts or ideas from the text.
- Materials: Large paper bag, makers, craft supplies, eight artifacts, and writing utensil.
- Directions: Think about physical artifacts that would allow classmates to experience facts and ideas from the text you read. Decorate a paper bag and place at least eight items inside that would relate to the text you read.
Paper Plate Compare and Contrast
- Synopsis: Another part of comprehension is making text-to-text connections. In this activity students will read two texts that have similar content then they will compare and contrast the main ideas of the two texts.
- Materials: Two paper plates, stapler, crayons, writing utensil.
- Directions: Connect two paper plates together so that half of one plate overlaps the other. Write similarities between the books on the overlapping parts and differences on the non-overlapping parts. When finished, use crayons to decorate the plates.
Claims and Evidence Fold and Cute
- Synopsis: In texts, many authors make claims and back them up with support. In this activity students will determine claims the author made in the text followed by supporting evidence and create a folding diagram.
- Materials: Construction paper, scissors, and writing utensil.
- Directions: Fold the construction paper in half lengthwise. Measure and cute the front only to form three flaps. On the inside write three claims the author made (one under each flap). Now cut the front sections into three strips. On those strips, write three pieces of evidence (one on each strip) that the author used to support the claim that appears beneath them.