Use this fishbone graphic organizer worksheet to help 5th grade readers map a text's main idea, four key points, and supporting details, then write a clear summary.

This circle sequence graphic organizer helps 5th grade students record the six main events of any book in order, with lines for supporting details. It works with fiction or nonfiction and builds summarizing skills.

This main idea octopus graphic organizer helps 5th grade students record two main ideas from a nonfiction text, back each one with key details, and write a clear summary.

Using this Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer Activity, students organize their ideas using any of the provided graphic organizers in order to compare and contrast the structure of events, ideas, concepts, and information in two or more texts.