October 2, 2017

Objective:  I can write a summary of the “exercise” AOW by following the suggested stages and consulting with my elbow partner.

BW:  Write a short paragraph response to this question:  Why should I write a summary?

Activities:

  1.  Share Out:  Random response to above question.
  2. Promethean Board:  Review definition of a summary(See Sept. 22).
  3. Promethean Board:  Identify the first chunk of the article as its first thought progression.  What is the chunk about?
  4. Student as Teacher:  Highlight main ideas and golden lines(key points).
  5. Think Pair/Share:  Students will find “key terms” in main ideas and golden lines.
  6. Share Out:  Student as teacher highlights “key terms.”
  7. Teacher Models:  Combine the ideas for this chunk into a one or two-sentence summary.
  8. Share Out:  What are the “key terms” in Chunk #1?  What is your summary statement?