Summary Writing - Senior Secondary 2 - Reading to Summarize Longer Selections into a Specific Number of Sentences

SUBJECT: SUMMARY WRITING

TERM: 1^ST TERM

WEEK: 6

CLASS: Senior Secondary School 2
AGE: 16 years
DURATION: 1 period of 40 mins
DATE:
TOPIC: Summary Writing
CONTENT: Reading to Summarize Longer Selections into a Specific Number of Sentences

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:

1. Summarize a passage into 4 sentences.
2. Identify key points from the passage that need to be included in a summary.
3. Use their own words to paraphrase the main ideas.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES:

• Interactive reading
• Group discussion
• Peer editing

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

• Short stories or news articles
• Whiteboard for showing examples
• Flashcards with keywords from the passage

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

STEP 1:
The teacher introduces the new lesson by reviewing the concept of summarization, focusing on the need to condense information while keeping the main points intact. The teacher asks students to recall what they learned in the previous lesson about identifying topic sentences.
Students participate in the review.

STEP 2:
The teacher presents a passage from a news article or short story. The teacher reads the passage aloud, and together with the students, they identify the topic sentence. The teacher then demonstrates how to summarize the passage into 4 sentences, focusing on retaining only the critical information.
Students listen and engage with the teacher.

STEP 3:
Learners are given a passage to read independently. They are asked to highlight the main ideas and summarize the passage into 4 sentences. Afterward, they share their summaries with a partner or in small groups, offering feedback to each other.
Students work in pairs/groups, practicing the summarization process.

EVALUATION:

• Select the most important ideas from a passage and summarize them in 4 sentences.
• Provide peer feedback on the quality of the summaries written by classmates.

CLASS-WORK:

• Students will read a passage and summarize it in 4 sentences.
• They will write a short reflection on what strategies helped them identify key points in the passage.

ASSIGNMENT:

• Read a news article, select 3 key points, and summarize the article in 4 sentences, using your own words.

CONCLUSION:

The teacher will assess the summaries completed in class and give feedback on the accuracy and conciseness of the students’ work.