Reading Explorer: Reading Summary

Unit: _______ Reading title: ____________________________________________________________________

A- What is the reading passage mostly about?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

B- What places are mentioned in the reading?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

C- In a few words, give the topic or main idea of each paragraph:

1- ___________________________________________________________________________________________

2- ___________________________________________________________________________________________

3- ___________________________________________________________________________________________

4- ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5- ___________________________________________________________________________________________

6- ___________________________________________________________________________________________

7- ___________________________________________________________________________________________

D- Describe one of the photos or graphics in the reading. Did it give you an example of something in the text or provide
additional information? Explain.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

E- List the ten words highlighted in the text. Write a sentence or definition for each.

1- _____________ __________________________________________________________________________

2- _____________ __________________________________________________________________________

3- _____________ __________________________________________________________________________

4- _____________ __________________________________________________________________________

5- _____________ __________________________________________________________________________

6- _____________ __________________________________________________________________________

7- _____________ __________________________________________________________________________

8- _____________ __________________________________________________________________________

9- _____________ __________________________________________________________________________

10- _____________ __________________________________________________________________________

F- Make a sentence using one of the words in the footnotes.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

G- What are two or three things that you learned from this reading?

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________