Summarising · JHS1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.2.1.1 - Use summarising to understand key ideas in a range of texts

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the main idea of a short passage and state it in their own words.
Decide which details in a passage are important and which are less important for a summary.
Restate the gist of a passage using their own words rather than copying the author’s sentences.
Give a simple reason to defend their choice of main idea when asked by the teacher or peers.
Write a short summary of a passage (two or three sentences) that captures the key idea and the most important supporting details.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Summarising (2.2)
Content standard: B7.2.2.1 - Demonstrate an understanding in summarising
Indicator: B7.2.2.1.1 - Use summarising to understand key ideas in a range of texts
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 12 (Week 12 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, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 11
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Read a variety of passages and identify the main ideas.
- Analyse and decide what is important.
  - Do not write the same words as the author.
  - Think and write in your own words.
  - Ask, "What is the whole write up about?"
- Restate or map out the gist/main idea and key details.
- Put up a defence for the choice/ answer.
- Restate the main ideas in own words.