14.1 - Summarising information

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Chapter 14: 

Reports and Creative writing

Please upload all your writing exercises to Teams.

There's an assignment for every week's writing exercises.

Chapter 14.1:

Summarising information

What exactly is a summary?
(write down important features)

So, what then is a summary?

Only major ideas and necessary information should go into a summary.

Ask yourself: "Do you need this information to understand the text?"  

If yes: Put it in (in your own words).

Main idea and Key Points

The main idea is what the text is about.

Key Points are arguments or information that are used to support the main idea.

Often, but not always, Key Points will be developed or elaborated on (uitgebreid) with supporting details. You should not include these details.

Summaries are not a place for...

- Opinions

- Background knowledge

- Personal information

Okay, let's try it!

A penny for your thoughts?  If it’s a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars.  In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so, the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters.  If it’s uncirculated, it’d easily fetch $25,000 at an auction.  Now that’s a pretty penny.   

You can find this text in the chat for the next assignment

Write down the main idea, and they Key Points of the text in the chat.

Now use the main idea and Key Points to write a short summary (in your own words)

If you're asked to write something for school (a blog for example), how do you approach the assignment? What are the steps that you take?

14.2

Creative Writing

Aim: To write a free text, like a blog.

• Step 1: Choose a topic
• Step 2: Do some research
• Step 3: Plan out your story
• Step 4: Start writing following the structure you laid out in your plan
• Step 5: Proofread your work (or have someone else do it)
• Step 6: Correct any grammar/vocabulary mistakes in your text.

Joel: "I love Ellie like a daughter."

Finish the sentence: Joel said ....

Nathan Drake said that I could sell my treasure there.

What were Nathan Drake's exact words?

Sofia: "Are you training for the marathon?"

Finish the sentence: Sofia asked...

Kratos said he had destroyed the entire Greek pantheon.

What were Kratos's exact words?

14.2

Creative Writing

Please use the remainder of our time together to work on the exercises from 14.1 and 14.2.

A bit of advice: Start with the 14.1 grammar exercise while it's still fresh!