About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Identify the main idea and supporting details
• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand the text
• Identify and use complex sentences
• Identify and fluently read abbreviations

Materials

• Book -- The Internet (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Index cards
• Vocabulary, main idea and details/summary, complex sentences worksheets

   Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: bandwidth, bit, browser, byte, clients, domain names, fiber-optic, Internet, IP address, ISP, modem, multimedia, search engine, server, URL, WiFi