How to Summarize (vs Retell)

Teach summary vs retelling skills to students in an enticing and engaging way so they learn the difference once and for all. Teaching to summarize can be a tricky concept for students but if teachers teach summary skills while making connections to retelling a story, it can make a huge difference! This activity will guide teachers in how to teach summary skills with examples and can be used at any point in the year. Included are charts and venn diagrams for teaching how to summarize, steps to summary writing with short films with a teacher example, and skill based anecdotal notes forms so that you can keep track of how students are doing as they are learning this important skill.

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⭐️11 student pages

⭐️Student table of contents with page completion tracker, summary vs retell anchor chart, Summary writing steps, teaching summary venn diagram, summary writing example, student summarizing practice and 4 anecdotal notes forms to track progress

⭐️Google apps (google slides)

⭐️Why do you need this? Silent short films quickly helps students grasp the difference between summarizing and retelling in an engaging way so that they can apply summary writing and comprehension to higher level texts. If you are looking for a better, more engaging way to teach summarizing or wondering how to improve summary writing for your class, then this notebook is for you!

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