SUMMARIZING QUICK TABLE DISCUSSION In what situations is

SUMMARIZING

QUICK TABLE DISCUSSION In what situations is it important for our students to summarize?

WHEN WE SUMMARIZE, WE… take sections of text and restate the most important idea(s) in our own words analyze text at a deep level use subskills, such as: determining importance paraphrasing distinguishing between main ideas/ details Use reading tools, such as: rereading, slowing down, marking the text

SUMMARIZING… is one of the hardest skills to tograsp is one of the most difficultskillstototeach must be modeledrepeatedly must be practicedoften

RULE BASED SUMMARIZING 1. 2. 3. 4. Delete trivial material that is unnecessary to understanding. Delete words that repeat information. Substitute for a list of things with a word that describes the things in the list (ex: use “trees” for “elm, oak, and maple”) Keep things that are important.

RULE BASED SUMMARIZING. . . 1. Delete trivial material that is unnecessary to understanding. 2. Delete words that repeat information. 3. 4. Substitute for a list of things with a word that describes the things in the list (ex: use “trees” for “elm, oak, and maple”) Keep things that are important. 1. Delete unnecessary things. 2. Substitute for lists. 3. Keep main ideas.

SUMMARIZING ACTIVITIES Selective Underlining/Highlighting Margin/Sticky Notes Doodle Pages What’s Interesting? / What’s Important? One Sentence Summary / GIST / Sum It Up Somebody…Wanted. . . But. . . So… (fiction) Technology Twists Microsoft Word: highlighting, comments, track changes

Teacher Responsibility Model Guided Practice Independent Practice Student Responsibility

WRAP-UP Summarizing in the Classrooms Week 1 of 4 th block Continuously in regular classes Resources Flip Book (anything to add? ? ) Wiki: http: //kmsreading. pbwiki. com (public) Colleagues Ongoing support from Literacy Coach One-Sentence Summary of this session!

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