10/15 Summary Writing

    

    Reminders

• Whenever you need help, please ask for it.
• Please write your homework in your assignment book.
• Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

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Today in class you will

• analyze the components of a summary
• practice summary writing
• process information about South Asia's geography

Why?

• To become better writers
• To understand how physical geography impacts people

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DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work on any known sidequests.

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2.   A  PERIODS   Look at your Indus Valley Geography slides.  In your scrap paper doc, write 3-5 important points (big ideas; main ideas) the information makes about the Indus Valley civilizations.         10 MINUTES

3.   A  PERIODS   Wait for whole class share         10 MINUTES

4.   A  PERIODS   Whole class discussion:  summary writing        25 MINUTES

        What is a topic?

        What is a main idea?

        What is a detail?

        What is a summary?

5. Wait for Mr. d'E    Evaluate and revise a summary         15 MINUTES

6.  Wait for whole class share         10 MINUTES

7.  Write a summary independently -  see under South Asia in Google Classroom

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• What is the difference between topics, main ideas, and details?
• What is a summary?

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