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Summarizing, paraphrasing, and retelling : skills for better reading, writing, and test taking / Emily Kissner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2006.Description: xii, 148 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0325007977 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 372.47 22
LOC classification:
  • LB1050.45 .K47 2006
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Contents:
Why teach summarizing? -- Summarizing, paraphrasing, and retelling -- What does a good summary look like? -- Finding out what students already know -- Topics and main ideas -- Text organization -- Paraphrasing and collapsing lists -- Summarizing narrative text -- Using story elements to improve narrative summaries -- Talking to learn -- Scaffolding for summarizing -- Summarizing for the content areas -- Summarizing for assessment.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148).

Why teach summarizing? -- Summarizing, paraphrasing, and retelling -- What does a good summary look like? -- Finding out what students already know -- Topics and main ideas -- Text organization -- Paraphrasing and collapsing lists -- Summarizing narrative text -- Using story elements to improve narrative summaries -- Talking to learn -- Scaffolding for summarizing -- Summarizing for the content areas -- Summarizing for assessment.

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