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Summary Writing: Capturing the Important Points
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Summarizing is like a superhero skill for students to master, helping them to write great essays in the future. We will read a short story together and then work through the five sentence method of: "First, Next, Then, After that, and Finally". We will also explore: "Somebody, Wanted, But, So, at the End". This is a great way to organize a summary in the order of events and gives us clues to what details are important in a narrative story. Each learner will work on their own version of...
Learners will learn to recognize key points in a narrative story and be able to write an effective summary. BC Curriculum: R.2 - Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
Yvonne, B.Mus McGill University, is an interdisciplinary artist with a wide range of interests. As a homeschooling mom of an ND learner, I've developed project based learning opportunities that combine curricular expectations with specific interests. Currently working towards a Masters in Distance Learning, writing skills are my jam. I really enjoy inspiring learners to effective writing. Learner Led project based learning is where we connect with learners and inspire them to continue in their learning journey.
Pencil, eraser and paper
No outside sources will be needed.
Learners who join this community will experience spaces where they can be themselves, learn cool stuff, do interesting work, and meet fun people. We are an organization of homeschooling parents, unschoolers and teachers who work as a team to...
Group Class
$15
per classMeets once
45 min
Completed by 15 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
2-6 learners per class
Financial Assistance
Tutoring
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