Summarizing By Rob Arvanites

What is Summarizing? Definitions ◦Restatement of a text or passage, using other words ◦To concisely explain the main ideas or main points in your own words ◦Give the main points or essential facts in condensed form.

When? Summarizing is to be done After Reading Some say that summarizing is also done during reading because while you are reading you should be taking notes to use for After Reading

Name of Two Summarizing Strategies Lesson Closure GIST

How to Use Lesson Closure Students will read some form of text Students will take notes about the text Students will be handed a paper that is a framed paragraph. They will have to fill this paper out If the paper is filled out correctly the student will have successfully summarized the text

How to use GIST Students will read selected reading and take notes Students then identify journalism's "5 Ws and 1 H“ Students use their notes to write a 20- word summary called a gist

Lesson Closure Matched to Student Needs Whole Class ◦Can be checked for understanding easily ◦Keeps it short Low Level Learner ◦Gives them they layout to succeed ◦Breaks it down for them ELL ◦Appropriate language is used ◦Can be done verbal for better cognitive understanding

GIST Matched to Student Needs Whole Class ◦Simple ◦Quick Low Level Learner ◦Does not make them think to into it ◦Gives them the 5 W’s and H ◦Straight Forward ELL ◦Can be easily translated if buddy system is used ◦Help improve vocabulary because those are essential words in English

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