{"id":5612,"date":"2025-04-07T19:45:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=5612"},"modified":"2025-07-27T21:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T01:15:37","slug":"using-animated-shorts-teach-summarizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=5612","title":{"rendered":"Summarizing Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5612\" class=\"elementor elementor-5612\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2747d22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2747d22\" 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-03d4ab1\" data-id=\"03d4ab1\" 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-d9804ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9804ff\" 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>\/*! 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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\/05\/Story-Elements-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23584\" alt=\"Summarizing Strategies\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Story-Elements-6.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Story-Elements-6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Story-Elements-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Story-Elements-6-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Story-Elements-6-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Story-Elements-6-48x48.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-62d80bb\" data-id=\"62d80bb\" 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-04a37b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04a37b6\" 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\">Let\u2019s face it: teaching summarizing can feel like trying to teach a cat to fetch. <img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f431.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc31\" \/><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Sure, it <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">might<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> happen eventually\u2014but it\u2019s going to take patience, creativity, and possibly snacks. Summarizing is one of those deceptively tough skills. It sounds simple\u2014\u201cjust tell me the important stuff\u201d\u2014but getting students to <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actually<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> condense a text without turning it into a word soup or a 5-page essay? <\/span><\/p><p>Whether your students are condensing a chapter, a movie plot, or last night\u2019s epic dodgeball drama, these six easy-to-implement strategies will give them the tools to summarize with confidence\u2014and maybe even a little joy.<\/p><p>Oh, and don&#8217;t miss the free handout on summarizing strategies below! It includes printables for each strategy plus directions that make classroom life easier.<\/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-ec81b70 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec81b70\" 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\/story-elements\/summarizing\/teaching-summarizing.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 lesson 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-89a6c8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89a6c8c\" 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-eebc211\" data-id=\"eebc211\" 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-6dd69a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6dd69a1\" 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\/story-elements\/summarizing\/summarizing-strategies-7.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Summarizing Strategies\" 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-effdaed\" data-id=\"effdaed\" 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-c1c06c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1c06c8\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">General Summarizing Guidelines<\/span><\/h2><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Before diving into summarizing strategies, give students a structure to stand on:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Highlight the topic sentence of each paragraph.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cross out any fluff\u2014irrelevant details and dramatic tangents.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Eliminate repeated ideas (if they said it twice, the summary needs it zero times).<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Group-related<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> info (baseball, soccer, and football? Boom\u2014<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sports<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These steps <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">offer<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">simple way<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">teach<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> students how to extract the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">important stuff<\/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\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-da6049e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da6049e\" 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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Six Summarizing <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Strategies to Teach <\/span><\/h2><h3>Strategy #1\u00a0&#8211; The 5Ws and How<\/h3>\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-030ec63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"030ec63\" 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-d7ffd21\" data-id=\"d7ffd21\" 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-07b683a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07b683a\" 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\/story-elements\/summarizing\/summarizing-strategies-5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"5 Ws + H Strategy\" 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-a4b242e\" data-id=\"a4b242e\" 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-2465a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2465a70\" 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\">This classic works across content areas. Students answer:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> was involved?<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> happened?<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> did it happen?<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Where<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> did it take place?<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> did it happen?<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> was the problem solved?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83d\udcda <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Example<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:<\/span><\/p><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">S<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">quanto helped the Pilgrims survive the winter by teaching them how to farm, fish, and hunt.<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Simple, structured, effective.<\/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-c3d8bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3d8bc8\" 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>Strategy #2\u00a0&#8211; Somebody Wanted But So Then<\/h3>\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-bbc4c8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbc4c8b\" 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-d540af5\" data-id=\"d540af5\" 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-ba9d27a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba9d27a\" 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\/story-elements\/summarizing\/summarizing-strategies-6.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Somebody Wanted But So Strategy\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee99870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ee99870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=N6EMIaoE9_Q&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bookunitsteacher.com\\\/story-elements\\\/summarizing\\\/somebody-wanted-but-so-video.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Somebody Wanted But So Video Song&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Students fill in:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Somebody<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: main character<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wanted<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: what they wanted<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: the problem<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> what they did<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: how it ended<\/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\/1f3ac.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfac\" \/> <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Example<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:<\/span><\/p><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Columbus wanted a safer route to India, but lacked funding. So he asked the Spanish royals. Then he sailed into the history books (and some serious controversy).<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bonus tip: pair this with the \u201cPeck Pocketed\u201d animated short\u2014students will love summarizing the feathered heist.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This adaptable framework makes it ideal for summarizing everything from fictional narratives to historical events.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a456908 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a456908\" 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-5aa3453\" data-id=\"5aa3453\" 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-a5ca72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a5ca72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=msfZ6waLuC4&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bookunitsteacher.com\\\/story-elements\\\/summarizing\\\/peck-pocketed.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Animated Short Peck Pocketed&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/msfZ6waLuC4?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-a5ca72b&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ0eXBlIjoidmlkZW8iLCJ2aWRlb1R5cGUiOiJ5b3V0dWJlIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbVwvZW1iZWRcL21zZlo2d2FMdUM0P2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkJnN0YXJ0JmVuZCZ3bW9kZT1vcGFxdWUmbG9vcD0wJmNvbnRyb2xzPTEmbXV0ZT0wJnJlbD0wJm1vZGVzdGJyYW5kaW5nPTAiLCJtb2RhbE9wdGlvbnMiOnsiaWQiOiJlbGVtZW50b3ItbGlnaHRib3gtYTVjYTcyYiIsImVudHJhbmNlQW5pbWF0aW9uIjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fdGFibGV0IjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fbW9iaWxlIjoiIiwidmlkZW9Bc3BlY3RSYXRpbyI6IjE2OSJ9fQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/story-elements\/summarizing\/peck-pocketed.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Animated Short Peck Pocketed\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video about Animated Short Peck Pocketed\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Play Video about Animated Short Peck Pocketed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5c3241\" data-id=\"f5c3241\" 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-3254c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3254c8c\" 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>To further enrich your summarizing lessons, consider incorporating animated shorts like \u201cPeck Pocketed\u201d to engage students in a fun way. In this animated short, a bird dreams of living in a luxurious home like the one he sees in a magazine. To achieve this, he begins stealing items from a napping woman on a park bench to decorate his nest. Using the included handout, students can summarize the short by identifying key elements of the story.<\/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-3d4249f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d4249f\" 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>Strategy #3 &#8211; GIST Summaries (20 Words or Fewer)<\/h3>\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-340c127 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"340c127\" 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-9ca2c52\" data-id=\"9ca2c52\" 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-bcd85e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bcd85e2\" 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\/story-elements\/summarizing\/summarizing-strategies-4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Summarizing Strategies\" 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-e134038\" data-id=\"e134038\" 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-9c1dff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c1dff8\" 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\">Because rambling is the enemy of summarizing.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Divide the text into chunks.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After each chunk, summarize in <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">one concise sentence<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At the end<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, combine them for a <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">full<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (and <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">brief<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">!) summary.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u270d\ufe0f Helps students focus on the core message, especially with denser nonfiction texts.<\/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-b540959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b540959\" 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>Strategy #4\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Webbing<\/h3>\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-c13293d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c13293d\" 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-770b460\" data-id=\"770b460\" 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-df0644d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df0644d\" 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\/story-elements\/summarizing\/summarizing-strategies-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Summarizing Strategies\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e54174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0e54174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Summarizing Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-610bff6\" data-id=\"610bff6\" 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-dfd4436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfd4436\" 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\">For your visual learners and doodlers:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Center bubble = main idea<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Branches = supporting details<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Expand using timelines, Venn diagrams, or hierarchical maps.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It\u2019s <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">basically<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a graphic organizer that says, \u201cLet me help you see what matters.\u201d<\/span><\/p><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-4739a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4739a5f\" 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>Strategy #5\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Two-Column Notes<\/h3>\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-2d4e396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d4e396\" 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-b32e11b\" data-id=\"b32e11b\" 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-04577f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04577f3\" 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\/story-elements\/summarizing\/summarizing-strategies-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Summarizing Strategies\" 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-c0ea453\" data-id=\"c0ea453\" 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-1730b69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1730b69\" 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\">Clean, simple, and great for nonfiction:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fold the paper.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Left side = main ideas.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Right side = supporting info.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This strategy\u2019s perfect when students are working with heavy content and need to organize their thoughts.<\/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-04d7eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04d7eba\" 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>Strategy #6\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Jigsaw Reading<\/h3>\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-4bfecab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bfecab\" 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-6b10d64\" data-id=\"6b10d64\" 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-edec7d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edec7d9\" 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\/story-elements\/summarizing\/summarizing-strategies-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Summarizing Strategies\" 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-1032232\" data-id=\"1032232\" 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-2b4e89a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b4e89a\" 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\">Turn students into experts and teacher<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">s:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Split a text into sections.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Assign each student a section to master.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Regroup and have them teach each other.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\ud83e\udde9 Students summarize in their own words and develop a deeper understanding of the material. That\u2019s cooperative learning magic.<\/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-988bc94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"988bc94\" 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\">Summarizing Strategies Stem Questions That Spark Thinking<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Use these to guide student responses during practice:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What\u2019s the main idea?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What are the key points?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What info is essential?<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How can you say it in your own words?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These prompts turn summarizing into a conversation rather than a chore.<\/span><\/p><p>Summarizing doesn\u2019t have to feel like pulling teeth from a porcupine. With these strategies, your students can confidently extract meaning, condense complex texts, and even enjoy the process.<\/p><p>Don\u2019t forget to grab the free handout\u2014it includes printables and directions for every strategy mentioned above.<\/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-bd8d3c1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bd8d3c1\" 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\/story-elements\/summarizing\/teaching-summarizing.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 lesson 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dd285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c4dd285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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All lessons and activities are provided in both digital and printable formats.\u00a0<\/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-5d60be7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d60be7\" 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:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Summarizing-Lessons-and-Activities-1222478\" 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=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit TPT to shop.<\/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-f0504ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f0504ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f47ed70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f47ed70\" 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-0826351\" data-id=\"0826351\" 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-5f565d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f565d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\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-63ae206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63ae206\" 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>Check out these additional blog posts for summarizing.<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=5612\">Using Animated Shorts to Teach Summarizing\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>\u2013 Free printables help students evaluate the animated short.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=5794\">Learning Log \u2013 A Teaching Strategy\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>\u2013 This post includes handouts of a $2 Summary, 3-2-1 Strategy, and Square, Triangles, Circle.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=5817\">Inverted Pyramid Story<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 This post includes four nonfiction text printables for students to find the main points (Who? What? When? Where? How? 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