This week, we are learning and practicing how to summarize what we have read. There are many ways to think about summarizing, but this week we are learning "somebody, wanted, but, so, (and)". Here are some examples from chapter 1 and chapter 12 of Charlotte's Web. This shows all the parts of "somebody, wanted, but, so, (and)" and it shows that there are different ways to summarize the same chapter.
Each night, have your child read 20 minutes or more, then try telling you the summary of what they read (just that chapter) by using "somebody, wanted, but, so, (and)". Have your child try telling it a different way. Which way do they think tells what that chapter was mostly about in the BEST way?
PARENTS: Worried? Your child hasn't mastered this skill yet? No worries! We have only begun to practice the skill of summarizing. It takes a lot of practice. See the student note below for an idea to support their practice of summarizing. They can practice an oral summary every day after they read a new chapter, too.
Remember STUDENTS: Summarizing is NOT a long retelling of all the details in a story/chapter. We are working on 1 sentence summaries that tell what the story/chapter was MOSTLY about. Try writing 1 sentence at the end of each chapter on a post-it. Use the "SWBS(and)" strategy.
Happy summarizing!
~Mrs. Coleman
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