What makes good summaries?
Objective: Students will 1) distinguish summary from response, and 2) write summaries that are brief, comprehensive, and objective.
1. Writer's Notebook #13 + share with peers
2. We read silly movie summaries from the Seattle Times and discuss 3 characteristics of good summaries: they are concise, they are objective, and they are comprehensive.
3. We read independently for 10-15 minutes and completed a reading log using the reading strategy of summarizing.
4. We began setting up individual websites for upcoming book projects.
For next time: All missing work needs to be submitted by next time.
Objective: Students will 1) distinguish summary from response, and 2) write summaries that are brief, comprehensive, and objective.
1. Writer's Notebook #13 + share with peers
2. We read silly movie summaries from the Seattle Times and discuss 3 characteristics of good summaries: they are concise, they are objective, and they are comprehensive.
3. We read independently for 10-15 minutes and completed a reading log using the reading strategy of summarizing.
4. We began setting up individual websites for upcoming book projects.
For next time: All missing work needs to be submitted by next time.