Summary writing is an important writing skill. As you rise up into higher grade levels you will have to do it a lot. It's a great way to really learn what is in a text, because to write a good summary you must understand the text well enough to:
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Task 1: Write a summary of ‘Elephant’ - GN page 3
a) Reread ‘Elephant’ and review the lesson materials.
c) View the Lesson Powerpoint about paraphrasing and summarising.
d) Go to https://www.brainpop.com/ Click on ‘Get Free Access’ and sign up for a free BrainPop account using your school email address. It will give you access to BrainPop Jr. as well.
d) Watch the BrainPop video about Paraphrasing.
e) Download / print 3rd term Guiding Notes page 3 and using your notes from GN page 2, write your summary of ‘Elephant’. Upload a PDF copy of your completed summary through eClass.
- know what the most important ideas are (which ideas to include and which to leave out of your summary)
- write the ideas in your own words (change the words and sentence structure)
Sign up for for your free BrainPop account using your school email address and watch the video about paraphrasing.
Task 1: Write a summary of ‘Elephant’ - GN page 3
a) Reread ‘Elephant’ and review the lesson materials.
c) View the Lesson Powerpoint about paraphrasing and summarising.
d) Go to https://www.brainpop.com/ Click on ‘Get Free Access’ and sign up for a free BrainPop account using your school email address. It will give you access to BrainPop Jr. as well.
d) Watch the BrainPop video about Paraphrasing.
e) Download / print 3rd term Guiding Notes page 3 and using your notes from GN page 2, write your summary of ‘Elephant’. Upload a PDF copy of your completed summary through eClass.
