14.1 - Summarising information - 19AO/IB

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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)

That's it folks!

Please hand in the large summary assignment (exam exercise 14.1) before next week's class.

You'll receive feedback on it.

In our next class, we'll...

    ... have a look at 14.1's Grammar topic: Indirect and Direct speech.

    ... have a look at 14.2: Creative Writing

That's it folks!

If you have any questions, feel free to stick around. 

If not: 

Have a nice day.

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