Gist Review

What are the 5 Ws ?

• wonder, which, why, when, whoever

• why, where, how come, wonder

• how, which, when, why, where

• when, why, where, who, what

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is a summary? 

• a shortened version of the original text in your own words
• the first sentence in a paragraph
• a long passage that includes facts

• a long explanation of all of the important parts of a text

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why should you only use 20 to 10 words or less when writing your GIST?

• because you are not rewriting the text

• because you only choose the most important information

• because it has to be totally in your own words

• because it takes too long to write more

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What are the three steps for finding the Gist of a piece of text?

• Read the text and write a summary

• Read the text, find the important details

• Read the text and make a list of the 5Ws

• Read the text, annotate your list of the 5Ws, write a 10-20 word Gist

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the following paragraph and select the GIST that goes along with it.

All animals begin their life as babies. Most are helpless without the help of their parents. However, some are born with the instinct to survive and their parents are never around them once they are born.

• Baby animals have instincts

• All animals have babies, but they are different

• Babies need their parents

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for the things you have. It’s a well known fact that not all people are as fortunate as others. You can be thankful that you have a home, food to eat, and people that care about you. Some people are not as lucky

• Everyone should be thankful some days.

• You have lots to be thankful for.

• Only Thanksgiving is time to be thankful for what you have.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Mary was walking through a forest that's in the park. While she was walking, she stepped on a stone. When she picked up the stone, it was purple, and it was shiny. Then she went back to where her family was in the park, to show it to her mother. 

• Mary loves stones

• Mary found a stone in the park and is going to show it to her mother.

• Mary is walking in the forest and is with her family

• Mary and her mother loves the color purple.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Maritza went to visit her grandfather's farm for spring break. In the morning she goes to the chicken coop to get some eggs. Then she spots a really big unfamiliar egg, she picks it up and brings it home. She wants to know what kind of chicken would lay a blue egg. Her grandfather smiled and asked her to do some research about the kind of chicken that would lay a blue egg. 

• 
  Maritza found a special egg in the chicken coop.

• Maritza is enjoying her spring break, because she gets to sleep in at grandfather's house.

• Maritza's grandfather owns a farm and she likes picking up eggs.

• Maritza has to research the blue egg, she found on her grandfather's farm.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Ally must return her library book and she can't find it. She searched the house. She doesn't want to search her closet because it's so messy. However, when she opened her closet door, a rat was sitting next to her book. Ally sat there looking at the rat and wondered if she should run out of the room or if she should be brave enough to reach for the book. 

• Ally found her book in the closet with a rat

• Ally needs to close her door to keep out rats.

• Ally is afraid of the rat.

• Ally's library book will be damaged by the rat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1