Summarising

Students identify and accumulate the most important ideas and restate them in their own words.


 * || VIP || As students read, note very important points to summarise, determine importance and to evaluate. This can then be shared ||
 * ** || Partner retelling || Retelling the story to a partner ||
 * ** || Team retelling || Teams share responsibility for retelling pertinent aspects of the story structure ||
 * ** || Key word strategy || Writing important key words/points on post-its to use later to create a summary ||
 * || Pass around retells || In groups students write a retell, when a timer rings they swap and continue the story on the new paper from that point. Continue until the paper returns home ||
 * || Weave a web of understanding || Students sit in a circle with string. The person with the strong tell 1 thing that is remembered and then passes the string onto another student, etc. ||