MAP 6th Grade Reading

A comprehensive course designed to build and assess reading comprehension, analysis, and interpretation skills for 6th graders, preparing them for the MAP Reading test and real-world literacy.

Understanding Main Idea & Supporting DetailsMaking InferencesAnalyzing Characters and Setting
Interpreting Figurative LanguageSummarizing Informational TextEvaluating Arguments and Claims
Reading for School ProjectsReading in Everyday LifeUsing Context Clues to Learn New Words
Previewing and PredictingAnswering Multiple-Choice Questions
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Advanced Topics

Summarizing Informational Text

What is Summarizing?

Summarizing means telling the most important ideas from a text in your own words, without all the extra details.

Steps to Summarize

  1. Identify the main idea.
  2. Pick out the most important supporting details.
  3. Write a short version using your own words.

Why Summarize?

Summarizing helps you remember and share what you read, and is a skill you’ll use your whole life.

Real-World Uses

  • Sharing news with friends.
  • Writing book reports.
  • Explaining instructions to someone else.

Examples

  • After reading an article about volcanoes, you write two sentences about how and why they erupt.

  • Summing up a biography by sharing the person’s biggest achievements.

In a Nutshell

Learn to shrink a big text into just the big ideas.

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Evaluating Arguments and Claims