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16 Elements of Explicit Instruction: Part IV
Part IV
Lesson Design
Design Organized and Focused Lessons
16 Elements of Explicit Instruction: Part III
Part III
Lesson Content
Break Down Complex Skills and Strategies into Smaller Instructional Units
16 Elements of Explicit Instruction: Part II
Part II
Lesson Content
Sequence Skills Logically
16 Elements of Explicit Instruction: Part I
Part I
Lesson Content
Focus Instruction on Critical Content
Summary Graphic Organizers
When teaching students about summarizing text, I use graphic organizers to help students “organize” their thinking. Expository text is organized by the topic, then main idea and key details. Literary text on the other hand, is organized by plot. Therefore, when working on summarizing it is just as important for students to understand text structure as it is for them to understand summarizing.
The Thinking Place 