TEKS ELAR 7.6.D
The Standard
paraphrase and summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading · Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students put ideas from a source into their own words without changing the meaning. They also shorten a text by selecting key ideas and presenting them in logical order.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students restate a passage using new wording and sentence structure while keeping the original meaning. They summarize the central idea and key details in a clear, logical order.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may replace only a few words while copying the original sentence structure. They may also add opinions, omit key ideas, or present events out of order.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short paragraph. Ask them to paraphrase one sentence, then summarize the full paragraph in two sentences without changing its meaning.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Cut a short article into sections, then have groups arrange them logically and write a one-sentence summary for each section.
Ask students to explain how a paraphrase differs from a summary, then revise an example that copies too much from the source.
Play Summary Relay, where teams read a paragraph and reduce it to 30 words, then 20 words, without losing the main idea.
Have students paraphrase a school announcement and summarize a news report for a class bulletin. Both versions must remain accurate.
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Related Standards
- 6.6.D
paraphrase and summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order;
- 5.7.D
retell, paraphrase, or summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order;
- 4.7.D
retell, paraphrase, or summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order;
- 8.6.D
paraphrase and summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order;
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