Writing 20-word summaries is simple, but not easy. Condensing ideas into 20 words forces students to do two things: A. Focus on the key points of a text. B. Focus on precision with words. Here are some activities I use to teach students how to write summaries. 1. Refresher activity on writing summaries 2. The purpose of this task is to get students reading 20-word summaries. Many of my students are familiar with certain movies […]
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Here is a quick refresher on summary writing.
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Edit and Rewrite the Quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Trivia
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