Source Summary
Use this activity to teach students how to write a concise summary of expository texts. There are five steps to writing this summary. Students should memorize each step and learn how to complete them independently.
Where is this in the Reading Process: Step 5
Explicitly Teach: Explain. Connect. Model. Practice.
Cycle of Independence: I do. We do. They do. You do.
Origin: LiteracyTA adapted a version of a rhetorical precis to make its Source Summary template. The rhetorical precis was developed by Margaret Woodworth and published in 1988 in the article "The Rhetorical Precis," Rhetorical Review.
Source Summary Step-By-Step Process
Plan your lesson
Pathway
Teach the skill
Differentiate and support learning
Assess and track growth
Literacy Standards In Action
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