1. Chapter summaries

2. Please refer to your pacing schedule
I will be checking chapter on tomorrow at the end of 1A This will be the last period of the day. You may need to work on this at home, if you are unable to finish in class today.
Home Learning –
Achieve 3000 if you have not completed your articles
Read and Work on Summary Cards to catch up if needed.

3. Closing – Quiz Question
Class Status is an extremely important in determining your acceptance as a Red Successor. How has the definition of “Class Status” changed for Ji-Ling since the Cultural Revolution as started. What is she coming to realize as a citizen and student of China?

4. Chapter summary Guidelines
1-manilla file folder
22-index cards
Markers or colored pencils
Copy of the novel: The Red Scarf Girl

5. Standards
LAFS.6.RL.1.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
LAFS.6.RL.1.3 Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
LAFS.6.L.1.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

6. objectives
I can:
Clearly and concisely, summarize each chapter of the chosen novel, keeping my summary free from personal opinions. (RL.1.2)
Capture the key events of the plot that move the story forward. (RL.1.3)
Once completed reading the novel, identify the theme of the text. (RL.1.2)
Demonstrate an understanding of basic English conventions (L.1.2)

7. Getting started
Write your heading on the tab of your manila file folder.
Fold your index card, up approximately ½ inch from the bottom and close to half way down from the top. I recommend folding them as you go instead of all at once. Especially until you get the idea. The final product is illustrated to the right.
After reading the assigned
chapter(s) write a 5-7 sentence
summary of the key events
of the chapter on the inside of the
folded index card.
Illustrate your favorite scene from
the chapter on the outside of the
index card.
5. Label the chapter number/title on
the index card tab.

8. Work days (in class and during 8b holding)
Continue this process for all chapters for the entire novel.
Word to the wise: wait to glue down index card summaries until you have finished them all, so you can get the spacing right. You may go onto the back, if needed.
Added bonus to waiting to glue them down: you can store the pieces in the folder. If you prefer, you can keep them in a (student-provided) Ziploc bag.

9. Wrapping up the project
Once you’ve finished reading the novel, you’ll know the story’s theme.
Write the story’s title, theme, and decorate the front to represent the text’s theme.

10. Chapter Summaries Rubric
Requirements
Points
Written Summaries:
All summaries are between 5 – 7 sentences in length.
Writing is in your own words.
Only the most important events of the chapter are included.
Sentences are varied in style and length.
The use of “In this chapter,” “This chapter is about,” or “…and that’s what happened in this chapter” is completely avoided.
The writing has been corrected for spelling and grammar including punctuation and capitalization.
_____/25
Summary Illustrations:
Represent scenes or events from the chapters/
Are detailed and complete.
Pictures are neatly colored.
The entire covers of the index cards are covered with your art.
_____/15
The Cover:
Depicts a visual that represents a main theme of the book.
Includes a written theme statement.
Is detailed and complete, meaning the entire front is covered.
Contains the title of the book.
Is neatly drawn, colored, space is well organized, and project is wrinkle-free.
_____/10
TOTAL:
Notes:
_____/50