{"id":2688,"date":"2025-08-18T10:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2688"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:07:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:07:25","slug":"teaching-students-write-narrative-study-carrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=2688","title":{"rendered":"Retell, Recount, and Summarize"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2688\" class=\"elementor elementor-2688\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a710b6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a710b6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7455051\" data-id=\"7455051\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-690b057 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"690b057\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66167ef\" data-id=\"66167ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c261199\" data-id=\"c261199\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7f3da2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7f3da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/retell-recount-summarize.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13702\" alt=\"Retell. Recount, and Summarize\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/retell-recount-summarize.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/retell-recount-summarize-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/retell-recount-summarize-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/retell-recount-summarize-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/retell-recount-summarize-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/retell-recount-summarize-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32a59e8\" data-id=\"32a59e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c63ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8c63ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let\u2019s face it\u2014terms like <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">retell<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">recount<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">summarize<\/span><\/em> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are tossed around<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in ELA standards like confetti, but their meanings can blur. If you\u2019re an upper elementary teacher, you\u2019ve likely scratched your head <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">wondering<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, \u201cAren\u2019t these all basically the same thing?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Short answer: not quite.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let\u2019s unpack each term, explore the skills students need at different grade levels, and look at how to build strong summarizing habits as students move from retelling simple stories to synthesizing complex texts.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udce5 <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Download the free Retell, Recount, and Summarize <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Handout<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> here.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-25f1a0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25f1a0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbcea17\" data-id=\"bbcea17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc3bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fc3bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Retell (Grades K\u20131)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-712c5b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"712c5b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-634d0ad\" data-id=\"634d0ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27b914 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b27b914\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/summarizing\/retell-recount-summarize-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"What is the difference between retell, recount, and summarize?\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a19caee\" data-id=\"a19caee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995c691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"995c691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the early grades, students begin by <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">retelling<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> stories. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> means <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">repeating what happened<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in the story in the correct sequence without <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">leaving out<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the important <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">stuff<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Think of it as a beginning-middle-end recap in the student\u2019s own words.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Teachers often use story maps or anchor charts asking:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What happened at the beginning?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What happened in the middle?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What happened at the end?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At this stage, students <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are not expected<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to analyze the stor<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">y\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">j<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ust<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">get<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the key ideas <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">across<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Even in upper grades, you may notice that some students still struggle to retell effectively, especially when it comes to identifying what <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">really<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> matters in the story.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629738b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"629738b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f709e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f709e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\u270d\ufe0f Recount (Grades 2\u20133)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee1b56f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee1b56f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4174f7\" data-id=\"a4174f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a70c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68a70c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/summarizing\/retell-recount-summarize-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"What is the difference between retell, recount, and summarize?\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa011e6\" data-id=\"fa011e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e26621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e26621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As students <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">move<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> into second and third grade, the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">expectation shifts<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> They\u2019re no longer just retelling; <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">they\u2019re asked<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">recount<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So what\u2019s the difference?<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">recount<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is more than a beginning-to-end summary. It\u2019s a structured, detailed account of an event or series of events, often organized chronologically, and sometimes includes the writer\u2019s <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">personal<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> thoughts or reactions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a48105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a48105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are examples of different kinds of recounts:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Personal recounts:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> A student writes about a vacation, not a full itinerary, but a detailed description of one key event and their feelings about it.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Factual recounts:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Students recount a historical event or a news story, organizing information in paragraphs that list events in order.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Procedural recounts:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> A science experiment can be recounted step-by-step, including results and conclusions.<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Literary recounts:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Students retell parts of a fictional narrative, focusing on key actions and their consequences.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udd04 Bonus twist: You can elevate this skill by turning factual recounts into <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">imaginative narratives<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For example:<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWrite about flying with Amelia Earhart across the Atlantic.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201cDescribe the moment you helped rescue a family from a burning building.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When students recount stories from a fictionalized perspective, they begin thinking like authors, an essential step toward developing narrative writing skills<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4999253 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4999253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048fd40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"048fd40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\ud83d\udcda Summarize (Grade 4+)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d56d1f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d56d1f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-999e569\" data-id=\"999e569\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37b673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d37b673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/summarizing\/retell-recount-summarize-4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"What is the difference between retell, recount, and summarize?\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af5bffc\" data-id=\"af5bffc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6fc92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb6fc92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">By the time students reach fourth grade, it\u2019s time to take things further with <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">summarizing<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Unlike retelling or recounting, summarizing requires students to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">identify the main ideas<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">eliminate the fluff<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">condense the information clearly and concisely<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576115f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"576115f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A good summary should:<\/p><ol><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">state what\u2019s being summarized (the source)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">include only essential information<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be significantly shorter than the original<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">avoid opinions (unless it\u2019s an evaluative summary, more on that in a minute)<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udca1 <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Important note:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Summarizing is <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">not<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the same as paraphrasing. Paraphrasing keeps the length but changes the words. Summarizing trims the fat.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cc986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73cc986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Teaching Students to Summarize<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I teach students that summarizing is like packing for a weekend trip in a backpack. You only bring what\u2019s essential. If it doesn\u2019t fit or isn\u2019t necessary, leave it behind.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Steps to Summarizing<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Identify the most <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">important<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> ideas.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ignore minor details and examples.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Replace lists or specific <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">details<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with a general statement.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc36e4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bfc36e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94b806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f94b806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\ud83d\udccc Different Types of Summaries (Yes, There\u2019s More Than One)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b026c9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b026c9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c3f67a\" data-id=\"9c3f67a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7af819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7af819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/summarizing\/retell-recount-summarize-5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"What is the difference between retell, recount, and summarize?\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab496ba\" data-id=\"ab496ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77af35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e77af35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use this anchor chart to teach the six types of summaries your upper elementary students might encounter. Each serves a unique purpose depending on content and audience.<\/p><p><br \/>These definitions are also available in the downloadable handout.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698b5a4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"698b5a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/summarizing\/Retell-Recount-Summarize.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c77012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c77012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f9f0.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\uddf0\" \/> Need More Strategies?<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are other posts you can explore for hands-on summarizing strategies:<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4cc.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" \/> <\/span><strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Summarizing Strategies<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Includes six techniques <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">including<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who, What, Where, Why, and How<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Somebody Wanted Because <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> So<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">GIST Summaries<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Two-Column Notes<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jigsaw Reading<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Webbing<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4cc.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" \/> <\/span><strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Using Animated Shorts to Teach Summarizing<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Engage visual learners with film and free printable resources.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4cc.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" \/> <\/span><strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Learning Log \u2013 A Teaching Strategy<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Includes $2 Summary, 3-2-1 Strategy, and Square\/Triangle\/Circle reflection tools.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4cc.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" \/> <\/span><strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Inverted Pyramid Story Writing<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Teach students to organize nonfiction articles using a journalistic structure.<\/span><\/p><h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/2705.svg\" alt=\"\u2705\" \/> Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Teaching the progression from <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">retell<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">recount<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">summarize<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> helps students grow as readers, thinkers, and writers.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Use anchor charts, handouts, and hands-on examples to clarify the differences.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Keep it practical, make it visual, and sprinkle in creativity like flying with Amelia or saving the day in a fire. 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