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Hattie's Research Says...
Summarizing involves identifying the main ideas and rendering them in one's own words. The core skill is being able to distinguish between the main ideas and the supporting details.
Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to considerably accelerate.
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Instructional Strategies for Summarization
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$ 2 Dollar Summary
$ 2 Dollar Summary
With each word worth 10 cents, write a $2 summary of the learning from the lesson. This can be scaffolded by giving students specific words related to the learning that they must include in their summaries. This can be increased to any amount of money.
Shaping up framework- triangle, square, circle
Shaping up framework- triangle, square, circle
Have students list 4 things that "Square" with their thinking, 3 "Points to Remember", and 1 question that is still "Circling" in their head.
text message summary
text message summary
Ask students to write a summary of the key learning in text message form: LOL, BTW, etc.
Word splash
Word splash
Students are given a "splash" of the key words from the lesson. They then summarize their learning using the words they were given.
This strategy can also be used as a way to start a new concept and activate students' prior knowledge, build schema, and make predictions about what they are going to learn if you give the students the words prior to the lesson.
One Minute Sentence SUmmary
One Minute Sentence SUmmary
Summarize in one sentence, the key point of the lesson (be specific about what to summarize- i.e., the importance of...)
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