Summary Writing: Capturing the Important Points
ARI Learning by Carly Filewich Inclusive & Social!
Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(543)
Summarizing is a valuable skill for effective essay writing. We read a short story in this class and use the 5 sentence method to create our summaries.
Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Summarizing is like a superhero skill for students to master, helping them to write great essays in the future. We will read a short story together and then work through the five sentence method of: "First, Next, Then, After that, and Finally". We will also explore: "Somebody, Wanted, But, So, at the End". This is a great way to organize the summary in the order of events and gives us clues to what details are important in a narrative story. Each leaner will work on their own version of...
Learners will learn to recognize key points in a narrative story and be able to write an effective summary. BC Curriculum: R.2 - Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Yvonne, B.Mus McGill University, is an interdisciplinary artist with a wide range of interests. As a homeschooling mom of an ND learner, I've developed project based learning opportunities that combine curricular expectations with specific interests. Currently working towards a Masters in Distance Learning, writing skills are my jam. I really enjoy inspiring learners to effective writing. Learner Led project based learning is where we connect with learners and inspire them to continue in their learning journey.
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No outside sources will be needed.
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Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(543)
Learners who join this community will experience spaces where they can be themselves, learn cool stuff, do interesting work, and meet fun people. We are an organization of homeschooling parents, unschoolers and teachers who work as a team to...
Group Class
$15
per classMeets once
50 min
Live video meetings
Ages 8-12
2-6 learners per class
