Summarising · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.10.1.1 - Summarise level-appropriate texts/passages orally

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the most important ideas in a level-appropriate passage read aloud by the teacher.
Retell a story or passage in their own words, without copying the exact sentences from the original text.
Answer oral questions about the main characters, setting, and main events of a passage using a story map as a guide.
Orally produce a summary of 3 to 5 sentences that captures the beginning, middle, and end of a short passage.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Summarising (2.10)
Content standard: B5.2.10.1 - Read and summarise passages read
Indicator: B5.2.10.1.1 - Summarise level-appropriate texts/passages orally
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 104
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners identify the most important ideas in texts/passages read and restate them in their own words.
E.g. i. Can you retell the story? ii. Who are the main characters? iii. What is the setting? iv. What are the main events? (use herringbone or story map as strategies)