Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eBJ1aM917165; Mon, 18 Dec 2000 20:36:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 20:36:22 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20001218193308.007c55c0@martin.luther.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: terry pruett <pruetlst@martin.luther.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:5392] Re: newspaper summaries X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Status: O Content-Length: 816 Lines: 17 The way I've taught students to summarize newspaper articles is to have them read an article and take notes on it. For each paragraph they must write down what it is about in 10 words or less. Then I write down some of their notes on the board. After that I show them my notes on the board or overhead and we make any necessary changes to their notes which may look slightly different than mine. Then we discuss what information we need to keep and what we can rid of. After that I have the students write their summary while looking at the notes they did, or the notes on the board the class did, or my notes--they choose. After this exercise students should have a pretty structured way to right summaries. Terry Pruett-Said pruetlst@luther.edu or pruettt@nicc.cc.ia.us ESL instructor Northeast Iowa CC, Calmar
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