Global Citizen Story Summary

Subject Area: English Language Arts

Grade: 6th Grade
Purpose: Students will demonstrate their understanding of global issues and stories. They will
use proper writing format and punctuations. They will include a introduction, body and
conclusion.
Objective: Mastery in summarizing informational text with a clear beginning middle and
ending. Understanding global citizenship and comprehending text.
Materials: Access to internet or library for research.
Length of Lesson: One class session (1 hour)
Grouping: Students will work on this assignment independently.
Procedure: Students will conduct research on a story (non-fiction) that has taken place in another
country (than the one they live in). they find three credible sources on this topic or story. They
will use one of the two graphic organizers provided to organize their information before
beginning to write their summary. They will write a 3-5 paragraph summary of the story.
Including an introduction, body and conclusion. They will need to provide work summary sheet
at the end of their summary providing the reader with their sources. Their summary needs to be
revised and edited correctly.
Assessment of Students Learning: I will read and assess each student’s summary. I will grade
their work based on their credible sources, completed graphic organizer, an introduction, body
and conclusion. A summary with very little/free from grammatical errors. Their work summary
sheet needs to be in the correct format clearly stating their sources.