1. Discovering Lucy: A New Link in the Evolution of Mankind

3. Lucy

4. What’s the point?
Lucy is the world's most famous early human ancestor. We are all related to Lucy.

5. In 1974, archeologists discovered the fossil remains of a new species of humans
They were discovered in Ethiopia, Africa

6. The History of Mankind

7. The History of Mankind

8. They named the remains “Lucy”
It is estimated that Lucy lived 3 million years ago

10. Video Documentary
While watching the video, add at least two facts to the Skull Map

11. Reading
Now let’s read an article about Lucy. Annotate to focus on the main ideas of the text.

12. Writing a Summary

13. First Sentence of a Summary:
In “TITLE,” AUTHOR VERB
MAIN IDEA OF THE TEXT.

14. In “TITLE,” AUTHOR VERB
MAIN IDEA OF THE TEXT.
Example:
In “Gun Control in America,”

15. In “TITLE,” AUTHOR VERB
MAIN IDEA OF THE TEXT.
Example:
In “Gun Control in America,” Maxwell Brodsky

16. In “TITLE,” AUTHOR VERB
MAIN IDEA OF THE TEXT.
Example:
In “Gun Control in America,” Maxwell Brodsky explains

17. In “TITLE,” AUTHOR VERB
MAIN IDEA OF THE TEXT.
Example:
In “Gun Control in America,” Maxwell Brodsky explains how there are two perspectives on this controversial issue.

18. Summary Outline
1 – In “TITLE,” AUTHOR VERB that MAIN IDEA OF THE TEXT.
2 – Supporting Details/Examples/Elaboration
3 – Concluding Statement (Paraphrases the main idea)