Summarize a Text | Main Idea and Key Details | 5th Grade Reading | eSpark Instructional Video

How to summarize a text.

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In this video, we'll learn about the reading skill: Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. (RL.5.2 or similar state standards)

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