Gist Summary Template
Generating interactions between schemata and texts cunningham 1982.
Gist summary template. Continue reading using gist statements for summary of. Have students discuss what they think those stand for. Instead it is a teacher explaining the strategy and then modeling it. These summary report templates will help you get a gist of the entire information in a lesser time and will save you a lot of inconvenience.
After explaining the get the gist model the teacher reads the section of a book aloud. Support students in creating summaries until they can do them independently. Next share your gist with the class and ask students to share theirs. This video uses the get the gist strategy to summarize a piece of text.
The number of words in a gist summary can vary. Then ask students to try writing their own summaries or gists while you write your own. Demonstrate pulling together the above information into a 10 20 word gist or summary. Summary writing helps students learn to use concise and clear language and to pay attention to word choice.
Just give me the gist of it means please just give me a short summary there are keys to helping you to get to the gist of things 5 w s and an h. You will need to bookmark the electronic gist template document on the computers students will be using. Step 4 in pairs guide students in completing a gist sheet or sum it up sheet. Gist template name article title article source.
Sample 10 percent summary. Here s a sample 10 percent summary 98 words of elizabeth cady stanton s declaration of sentiments 969 words. The gist template may be printed and distributed to students. You may also offer students the option of accessing and filling out the gist template online while researching information on the newspaper websites.
Description the goal of a gist statement is to write a summary in a given amount of words i e 20 words 15 words 10 words. If you get the gist of something you have grasped the main points. Written in 1848 at seneca falls new york in support of women s rights the declaration is included in the common core state standards appendix b as an exemplar of informational text in history social studies at the 11th and higher grade levels. It simplifies summary writing and creates a type of formula for creating summaries.
Gist is an acronym that stands for. Gist summaries is a strategy to help those who struggle to find the big idea of a text or simplifying what they have just read. Who what when where why and how. This video is not in a classroom.