{"id":1024,"date":"2023-02-17T07:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T15:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/?p=1024"},"modified":"2023-02-17T07:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T15:06:25","slug":"gist-writing-a-quick-way-to-have-students-write-summaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/dean.richards\/2023\/02\/17\/gist-writing-a-quick-way-to-have-students-write-summaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Gist Writing – A Quick Way to Have Students Write Summaries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We know that it is important for students to be able to write a summary of important information read in a text. Yet, some students struggle with this skill. Some students cannot find the main ideas and details, other students write so much that the summary turns into a retell with superfluous details included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strategy of \u201cGist Writing\u201d is an evidence-based strategy that can help all students tackle this important skill.  It gets students into reading, writing, thinking, and communicating about summarizing text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1:<\/strong> Provide a text for students to read.  To begin, a shorter text is best and as the students gain expertise in the skill longer text can be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2:<\/strong> Students identify in a phrase who<\/em> or what<\/em> the text is about<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3:<\/strong> In 2 or 3 phrases that contain ideas from the text<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4:<\/strong> Combine the phrases from step 2 and 3 together into a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 5:<\/strong> Edit or “shrink”the sentence to be between 10 and 15 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Students read the follow text on Egyptian Gods and Goddesses<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Name the who or what the paragraph is about in a brief phrase<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Ancient Egyptian Religion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Identify two or three important details about the topic<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        They believed in an afterlife<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        People believed in several groups of gods<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The main gods were Amon-Re, Osiris, Isis and Horus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Combine the phrases for a create a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          The Ancient Egyptian religion believed in several groups of gods including Amon-Re, Osiris, Isis and Horus that provided the afterlife. (20 words)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. \u201cShrink\u201d the paragraph by stating the main idea<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            The Ancient Egyptian religion<\/s> believed in several<\/s> groups of gods including Amon-Re, Osiris, Isis and Horus <\/s>that provided the afterlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The Ancient Egyptians believed in groups of gods that provided the afterlife. (12 words)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Ready for the next level? Have two students share their gist sentence and combine there to make a new sentence of 10-15 words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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