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Summary Blueprints This strategy helps students select the main information from a text by using a graphic representation of the story structure as a guide. The teacher shares and discusses with the students the summary blueprint. The students read the assigned text. The students complete the summary blueprint by filling in the setting, characters, plot and ending. The students create a written summary about the text using information gathered from the summary blueprint. The students share and discuss their work. Reference Hare, V., & Bingham, A. "Teaching students main idea comprehension: Alternatives to repeated exposures." Teaching main idea comprehension Ed. J. Baumann. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 1986. (pp. 179--194)  Next Strategy
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4th Grade Reading Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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