Summarising · JHS2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.2.2.1.1 - Determine the central idea in paragraphs and analyse to identify supporting ideas

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Read a paragraph and state the central idea in their own words.
Identify supporting ideas that back the central idea in a paragraph.
Eliminate unnecessary or repeated information when summarising a paragraph.
Write a concise summary of a paragraph using only the central and supporting ideas.
Combine the summaries of individual paragraphs to form a short summary of the whole text.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Summarising (2.2)
Content standard: B8.2.2.1 - Cite the textual evidence that supports an analysis of a text to determine the central idea and provide an objective summary
Indicator: B8.2.2.1.1 - Determine the central idea in paragraphs and analyse to identify supporting ideas
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

sub strand name - p.49: no SUB-STRAND heading is printed for this row and the one in force from printed p.44 is 'SUB-STRAND 1: COMPREHENSION', which disagrees with the code 2.2. 'SUMMARISING' is this document's own heading for the same sub-strand code in the other two grades, printed pp 11 and 81
Curriculum reference: English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 49
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Read a text for information.
- Identify the most important/central idea in the paragraphs that make up the text.
- Eliminate unnecessary information as you write down the main ideas.
- State details in own words as far as possible.
- Summarise the ideas in specific detail.