Summarization

Artifacts

• Students use the website to create a pirate manual. First they drag and drop the main idea and details to a side sail. They only have to focus on the facts to include in final paragraph.

• Sample follows

First step: Individual Writing

Drag and drop ideas

Then students put facts into their own words and email for credit

Peg Leg Maintenance• You have to take care of your peg leg. You

should take the peg leg off at night and polish it. Most importantly keep it away from termites.

The students then get comments back

Step 2 & 3 : Articles• Find articles that interests students like: Lake

Erie and NYC Aquarium.• Use Summary option in Microsoft to bring

article down to reading level – amount of words• Check Readability level on Microsoft Word to

match students• Put into Group first the on their own in

Individual folders to be summarized by students

Files

Individual

Group

3rd Part : SEAN did - EcoWatch www.ecowatch.org

• July 12, 2012

• Ohio Govenor Signs Executive Order Prohibiting Oil and Gas Drilling in Lake Erie

• EcoWatch

• Article follows

Research

Sean

Avatar is created and posted. The students type in their words and pick a voice to deliver.

MALIK- The New York Timeswww.nytimes.com

• November 7, 2012

• Hurricane Filled New York Aquarium With Dangerous Substance: Water.

• N.Y./Region digital edition

• Article follows

Malik

Avatar is created and posted. The students type in their words and pick a voice to deliver.

Assessment used with all work turned-inRubric 3 2 1

Content Includes main points covered: person, place, and events that relate to the topic as presented

Includes main points covered: person, place, and events but only a few relate to the topic as presented

Includes at least 2 of the four components

Main Idea Information gives an overview of the topic presented.

Information gives basic ideas on topic presented

Information mentions topic presented

Supporting details All information is clear and relates to the topic presented and is logical

Information is clear but not all related to topic presented

Information doesn’t relate to topic presented.

Paraphrased Written completely in own words

Written in own words with no more than two phrases copied

Only a few words were written in own words

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Content Main Ideas

Supporting Ideas

Paraphrase Comments – areas to work on and areas increased

#1 3 2 3 2 Almost has main idea but still copied. Paraphrase is almost there but needs to put more of own ideas in writing

#2 3 3 3 3 Did well in all parts. Use longer passages next and see if can increase reading level

#3 3 3 3 3 Did well on reading at grade level. Increase passages from 3-5

#4 3 3 3 2 Paraphrase is only problem. Work on making ideas theirs with enough expansion

All 4/4 3 outOf 4

All 4/4 2 Out of 4 Area biggest concern is paraphrasing yet.Still using phrases from reading

Average scores are based on 3 writing opportunities. Oral better for paraphrasing.

Future Goals based on assessments1. Students write a summary in their own words.a. Find ways to help students put ideas into

their own words. Drag and drop ideas and putting into own words worked( chunked for student) but didn’t transfer to summarizing entire article on their own.

b. More modeling and practicing from actual articles would help. Check into Google Docs or Word Processor.

Reflection• The lesson through formative and summative

assessments showed progress of 4 point per student on the rubric.

• The concern now is that it didn’t transfer to working independently on articles. Students will be shown ways to bring articles down to reading level or find one that are and how to use text to speech.

• The lessons will be used again with these changes as final step.