Summarising Lesson 2 of 2 - The Main Idea (Level 5-8)
A summary is basically a very brief recount of the main points in a text. It can be one sentence or a couple of paragraphs long, depending on the text that is summarised. It sounds easy enough, but summarising is a complex skill that requires students to determine the most important ideas and supporting details within a text and express this in the most meaningful and concise way possible. It is no easy feat, so in this lesson, students will practice summarising a few chunks of texts at a time before moving on to summarising whole texts.
