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Summarizing is an important skill for students for | |||
* textual comprehension | |||
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== Elements of sumarizing == | |||
=== Simplification === | |||
=== Details v. Big Ideas === | |||
== Lesson Plan example or student exercise == | |||
=== Example 1: discerning background details from Big Ideas === | |||
[[File:Dog-and-toy.jpg|thumb|A dog and a toy]] | |||
1. Details: | |||
** black, white and red-haired, small dog | |||
** big green toy | |||
** green carpet | |||
** flooring showing in upper right corner | |||
** foot of a table showing to upper left | |||
2. Unimportant details: | |||
3. Important details | |||
** dog | |||
** toy | |||
4. Other ideas to infer: | |||
** dog posed quietly for the photo | |||
** dog seems to have already played with the toy | |||
** the toy does not appear to have rips from chewing | |||
5. Big idea: | |||
** what do we learn about the dog? | |||
*** he likes the toy or toys | |||
*** therefore, ''It is a playful dog'' = the BIG IDEA | |||
=== Example 2: discerning background details from Big Ideas === | |||
[[File:Dogs-at-monument.jpg|thumb|Three dogs]] | |||
1. Details: | |||
** three dogs, one multi-colored, two white-brown | |||
** dogs on the grass, one sniffing the ground | |||
** Washington Monument in the near background | |||
** some other buildings in the further background | |||
** flags | |||
*** we might also notice that the flags are at half-staff | |||
2. Unimportant details: | |||
* far background buildings | |||
* grass (fields have grass, so we learn nothing from that) | |||
* presence of flags at Washington Monument | |||
3. Important details | |||
** three dogs | |||
** the Washington Monument | |||
4. Other ideas to infer: | |||
** the photographer, perhaps owner, deliberately posed the dogs in front of the Washington Monument | |||
** perhaps the photographer/owner could not get the dogs to pose and all three look at the camera | |||
** the flags at half-staff could be significant | |||
5. Big idea: | |||
** what do we learn from the photo? | |||
*** the dogs are alert, not fighting | |||
*** the choice of the Washington Monument in the background is purposeful | |||
*** therefore, ''Three dogs enjoying a walk by the Washington Monument'' = the BIG IDEA | |||