Recommendations for Classroom Practice on Summarizing

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Recommendations for Classroom Practice on
Summarizing

• Teach the rule-based strategy
• Follows a set of rules that produce a summary

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Bevs Sink/Float

• Important rules for sink and float

Sink Float
What dont we need to know? Color Yes/No Shape
Yes/No Size Yes/No
Round penny blue sponge Long pen long
stick Square magnet round cork Round nickel
red sponge
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The Narrative Frame

1. Characters the traits of the main characters in
   the story
2. Setting the time, place, and context for the
   story
3. Initiating event the event that starts the
   action rolling in the story
4. Internal Response how the main characters react
   emotionally to the initiating event in the
   story

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The Narrative Frame (Continued)

• e. Goal what the main characters decide to do
  as a reaction to the initiating event (the goal
  they set)
• f. Consequences how the main characters try to
  accomplish the goal
• g. Resolution how the goal turns out.

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Problem/Solution Frame

• Examples of these can be
• Math word problems
• Class rules or Classroom Management
• Real-life problems/issues that you want them to
  think or reflect deeply upon (pollution,
  extinction of animal populations because man is
  encroaching on natural habitats, etc.)

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Reciprocal Teaching

• We Predict
• Yellow Red
• Yellow Blue
• Blue Red

• We Discover
• Yellow Red
• Yellow Blue
• Blue Red

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Recommendations for Classroom Practice on Note
Taking

• Give Teacher-Prepared Notes
• Model

Teacher Prepared Notes Graphic Questions (Student-Led)
The Basics A. Red Blue Purple
ii. Characteristics A. Red Yellow Orange
Blue
Red
Purple
Red
Yellow
Orange
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Recommendations for Classroom Practice on Note
Taking

• Teach Multiple Formats
• Word Web, Graphic Organizers, Combination Notes,
  etc.

Notes Graphic
Summary
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Combination Notes for Kindergarten
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