How to write summary notes

This week, we started working on writing summaries for the nonfiction articles we are reading. I think it is always important for students to know and understand the purpose for WHY they are doing something so our first minilesson started with turning and talking about what they think of when they hear the word summary and why they think we write summaries. I recorded their responses on the anchor chart below. I also think it is important for teachers to write and model their own writing for…

Download this image and use it as a summary writing anchor chart in your upper elementary writing classroom. Things to include when summary writing are title, main idea, main points, and only the facts. Things not to include in summary writing are personal thoughts, opinions, and ideas. Learn more about how to teach this writing genre with examples in upper elementary on the blog.

Anchor chart: summarizing

A summary of my notes for my physics test next week! #studyblr #studygram

Summarising