Ages 7-9 | KS2.i Summarizing Texts

[Lovejoy]

Overview​ In this lesson, the students will be taught the skill of summarizing through various activities. First, they will activate their prior knowledge by identifying what is happening in the pictures shown in the First, Then, Finally activity. Then, they will be made familiar with the skill of summarizing using either a video lesson or reading material. Once done, they will apply what they have learned by summarizing the text titled Pandora's Box. Afterwards, they will be divided into pairs for the peer critiquing activity wherein they will evaluate the works of their classmates using the Summarizing Checklist. Lastly, they will share what they have learned by completing the sentence prompt in the activity titled Simile Me.​

Time:	50-65 minutes
UK Curriculum: Year 5 & 6 Programme of Study:	Pupils should be taught to understand what they read by: summarizing the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas; and identifying how language, structure, and presentation contribute to meaning. Pupils should be taught to maintain positive attitudes to reading and an understanding of what they read by: increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions.
Common Core Links:	CCSS.ELA.LITERACY.WHST.6-8.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY: WHST.6-8.5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2.C: Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
Learning Objectives:	At the end of the lesson, the students shall be able to: familiarize themselves with the idea of summarizing; show mastery of the lesson by summarizing the text read using the SWBST Technique; and demonstrate understanding of the lesson by evaluating the work of their peers.
Required Materials:	video lesson, reading material, Cornell Notes Worksheet, copy of the text, SWBST Worksheet, Summarizing Checklist
Values Integration:	"If you can't explain it clearly, you don't understand it well enough." -Albert Einstein

Procedure:

Getting Ready for Take-off! The students will activate their prior knowledge on summarizing by orally identifying what is being shown in the pictures in the activity titled First, Then, Finally. These pictures are in line with the text Pandora's Box that they will summarize later on. (click the image to enlarge)​

Discovering New Territories! The students will now be made familiar with the idea of summarizing. This may be done by choosing either of the two materials: video lesson or reading material. As the students watch the video or read the text, they are asked to jot down salient points by accomplishing the Cornell Notes Worksheet. Cornell Notes is one of the most efficient ways of summarizing obtained information. A copy of Cornell Notes worksheet is attached. Once the students are done, the teacher will process the newly obtained information. Video lesson: Reading Material (Quick link: https://edchat.net/attachments/summarizing-reading-material-pdf.144771/).

Exploring Beyond the Stars! The students will apply what they have learned by summarizing the text titled Pandora's Box using the SWBST Technique. They will first have to read the text and then, they will proceed to answering the worksheet. Pandora's Box Myth (video): Pandora's Box Myth (reading material, quick link: https://edchat.net/attachments/pandoras-box-pdf.144767/) SWBST Worksheet: (Quick link: https://edchat.net/attachments/swbst-worksheet-pdf.144773/)

Soaring to Greater Heights! The students will now be divided into pairs as they proceed to the next activity wherein they will critique the work of their classmate based on the given summarizing checklist. Sharing of the outcome of peer critiquing will ensue. Summarizing Checklist: (Quick link: https://edchat.net/attachments/summarizing-checklist-pdf.144769/)

Landing Back on Earth! The students will share what they have learned by completing the sentence prompt in the Simile Me activity. They will have to complete the following sentence: "Summarizing is like _____ because _____." Then, the teacher will allow the students share their answers to the class.

Worksheet/Handout Overview
Summarizing Reading Material	Cornell Notes Worksheet	Pandora's Box
SWBST Worksheet	Summarizing Checklist

References:

SMRT English. (2012, Nov. 16). How to Write a Summary. Retrieved from youtu.be/eGWO1ldEhtQ TED-ed. (2019, Jan. 15). The Myth of Pandora's Box. Retrieved from youtu.be/pMdJxVjZMRI E2BN. (2006). Myths and Legends. Retrieved from http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/textonly562-pandoras-box.html Toppr. (n.d.). Summarizing. Retrieved from https://www.toppr.com/guides/english/reading-comprehension/summarizing/