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Summarizing |
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Resources
In MS Word, use the "track changes" feature to help students delete, substitute and keep information. Have students copy and paste information from an online source into Word (with proper source documentation). Then, under Tools, select Track Changes. Choose all highlighting options. As students summarize the article, they can see what the have added, deleted and changed.
Download the document below to experiment with tracking changes. |
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Summary FramesSummary Frames are a series of questions that a teacher provides to students. The questions are based on the type of passage being studied. There are six frames: - The Narrative Frame
- The Topic-Restriction-Illustration Frame
- The Definition Frame
- The Argumentation Frame
- The Problem/Solution Frame
- The Conversation Frame
To see sample frames and questions go to:
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Notetaking |
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Students must make determinations as to what is most important and state that information in a concise form.
Notes should:
- not be verbatim, but should also not be too brief
- be considered a work in progress - students continually add to and revise the notes
- be used as study guides for tests
Using Summarizing and Note Taking
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Resources
- EnglishCompanion.com
- Notetaking Techniques
- One type of note-taking that allows students to practice summarziation as well is the combination note page. Click the Download button to download a sample page in MS Word format.
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- Lotus template - select "download" to open this template.
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) in the tool menu, to show the hidden text that supports the student writing. This same symbol is used to hide it. You will also see other text formatting marks, like spaces or returns, in a graphic format.