Teaching Middle School ELA
Episode 249: Finally! A Way for Middle Schoolers to Write Effective Summaries
Oct 10, 2023
In this final episode, the hosts discuss a fun activity to help middle schoolers write effective summaries by eliminating unnecessary details. They also share practical tips for implementing this activity. Additionally, they explore the power of songs in enhancing learning and retention and provide a step-by-step method for teaching effective summaries using the SWBST framework.
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Quick takeaways
- Teaching middle school students to write effective summaries involves helping them identify and eliminate inessential details from their summaries through an engaging activity.
- Incorporating songs and memorable experiences into lessons can enhance student engagement and aid in better retention of concepts.
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Teaching concise and organized summaries
In this episode, the hosts discuss an activity to help middle school teachers teach their students how to write more effective summaries. The activity involves having students list all the details of a short story and then sorting them into essential, inessential, and unsure categories. They use a broom as a metaphor to sweep away inessential details. The hosts emphasize the importance of teaching students the difference between essential and inessential details and how to write concise summaries using the SWBST framework (Somebody Wanted But So Then). They suggest using this activity as a class lesson and then having students practice independently using different short stories.
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