Choosing one word: Summarizing Shel Silverstein's “Sick”
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A lesson plan for grades 1–2 English Language Arts
In this lesson, teachers challenge students to select the most important word in a Shel Silverstein poem and to justify their choice by using examples from the text. Although this lesson uses a poem as a sample text, this activity can be done with a piece of literature of any length or genre. After students are familiar with the concept of a summary, they work independently or in small groups to read and summarize other self-selected poems. This lesson provides several links to online poetry resources for teachers.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.03: Read and comprehend both fiction and nonfiction text appropriate for grade one using:
- prior knowledge.
- summary.
- questions.
- graphic organizers.
- Objective 2.03: Read and comprehend both fiction and nonfiction text appropriate for grade one using:
Grade 2
- Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.01: Read and comprehend both narrative and expository text appropriate for grade two by:
- determining purpose (reader's and author's).
- making predictions.
- asking questions.
- locating information for specific reasons/purposes.
- recognizing and applying text structure.
- comprehending and evaluating author's decisions and word choice.
- determining fact and opinion.
- recognizing and comprehending figurative language.
- making inferences and drawing conclusions.
- Objective 2.01: Read and comprehend both narrative and expository text appropriate for grade two by:
