Summarizing

=Summarizing= Summarizing is a powerful strategy for helping students comprehend complex text and for assessing what students have learned. Click on the links below for a variety of Summarizing resources:
 * [[file:7 Steps of Summarizing.doc|7 Steps of Summarizing.doc]]
 * [[file:Summarizing Handout - A Reciprocal Teaching Strategy.doc|Summarizing Handout - A Reciprocal Teaching Strategy.doc]]
 * **Alphaboxes**
 * [[file:Alphaboxes Activity.doc|Alphaboxes Activity.doc]]
 * [[file:Alphaboxes Blank Template.doc|Alphaboxes Blank Template.doc]]
 * **GIST Templates**
 * [[file:GIST Template 20 Words.doc|GIST Template 20 Words.doc]]
 * [[file:GIST Template 32 Words.doc|GIST Template 32 Words.doc]]
 * **Summary Frames:**
 * How to Summarize a Passage Using One-Sentence Sentence Frames
 * One Sentence Summaries from Elgin High School
 * Summary Frames from the Northern Nevada Writing Project
 * Summary Frames from the South Dakota Educational Service Agencies