Lesson 26: Summarizing
Duration of Days: 2
Lesson Objective
After rereading and discussing a model of close reading, students will be able to summarize text in ways that maintain meaning and logical order.
Checklist for Summarizing:
In order to determine how to write an objective summary of a text, note the following:
- in literature or nonfiction, note how the theme or central idea is developed over the course of the text, and how it is shaped and
then refined by specific details
- answers to the basic questions who, what, where, when, why, and how
- stay objective, and do not add your own personal thoughts, judgments, or opinions to the summary
To provide an objective summary of a text, consider the following questions:
- What are the answers to basic who, what, where, when, why, and how questions in literature and works of nonfiction?
- Does my summary include how the theme or central idea is developed over the course of the text, and how it is shaped and
refined by specific details in my summary?
- Is my summary objective, or have I added my own thoughts, judgments, and personal opinions?
RL/I.9-10.1, RL/I.9-10.2, SL.9-10.1.A, SL.9-10.1.C, SL.9-10.2
DOK 2 & 3
Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds
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Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes
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