Strategy: Summarization-Primary

Method: Summary Paragraph- Informational Text

1. Following a retelling, have students construct a summary. Encourage them to decide which information is important and should be included and which information can be excluded from the summary

2. The Summary Paragraph provides a model for the information that should be included in the summary.

Name __________________________________________________

Summary for _____________________________________________________

Summary Paragraph

A suggestion for the construction of a primary summary is:

1 sentence from the beginning (including book title)

3 sentences of important information from the middle

1 sentence from the end

Summary Paragraph = 5 sentences

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Name __________________________________________________

Summary for _____________________________________________________

Summary Paragraph

A suggestion for the construction of a primary summary is:

1 picture from the beginning (including book title)

3 pictures of important information from the middle

1 picture from the end

Summary Paragraph = 5 pictures