magnet summaries. what is it? when you are faced with a big passage, it’s difficult to figure out...
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How can magnet summaries help you? It will make it easier for you to… ◦ Sum up what is important ◦ Make a generalization ◦ Create an interpretation ◦ Draw a conclusion ◦ Hypothesize an explanation No matter what class you are in! NONOTESNONOTESTRANSCRIPT
Magnet Summaries
What is it?
When you are faced with a big passage, it’s difficult to figure out what the “big idea” is
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just wave a magnet over your book and the big idea would just jump off the page?
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How can magnet summaries help you?
It will make it easier for you to…◦Sum up what is important◦Make a generalization◦Create an interpretation◦Draw a conclusion◦Hypothesize an explanation
No matter what class you are in!
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Why does a good reader summarize?
A good reader must be able to identify the most important details and leave out the details of lesser importance
A good reader must also be able to paraphrase---interpret what was read and retell it in their own words
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Page 782, “Rocking the World Through Music”Reading Passages on the FCAT can
range from 300 to 1400 words long.◦This passage is 1330 words
Silently read the passage◦Do not worry about answering the
questions
When you are finished…look up at the ceiling! (I’m not joking!)
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How to select Magnet Words
They are key terms or concepts to which details in the passage seem to connect (they are attracted to them like a magnet!)
Sometimes it’s easy◦Magnet words frequently appear in the title, headings, may be highlighted or in bold (caution: not all bold words are magnet words)
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Magnet Summaries
On the front and back side copy this same graphic organizer ◦Try to make the squares take up almost the
whole pageMagnet Words Summary
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What are our magnet words?
Take 5 minutes to find the magnet words for the passage
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Our Magnet Words
The Fight for LibertyWomen’s RightsUnions and Worker’s RightsPoverty Civil RightsCharity Rock
◦Copy each of the magnet words onto a square on the LEFT SIDE of the organizer
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Step One
What do magnet words attract?
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Step One
What do magnet words attract?◦Important information◦Details
Read the first introductionRead the section title, “The Fight for
Liberty”◦As you read, record details that are attracted to the magnet word
When you are done…look up at the ceiling
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The Fight for Liberty
1768
British Colonists
First Patriotic Song
Sung at social and political gatherings
Written in response to controversial British actions
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Creating your Summary
In the box to the right (follow the arrow), draft a summary of what you just read, using the magnet words and as many of the terms/ideas that you put in the box as you can
Make sure to underline the magnet word in your summary◦Limit your summary to one (better) or
two (okay) sentences.
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The Liberty Song was written in 1768 by two British colonists in response to controversial actions in Britain. It has become America’s first patriotic song and is sung at social and political gatherings.
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Next Step
Take 5 minutes to read the next section, “Women’s Rights”
Record words/terms/phrases that are attracted to your magnet word
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Hands Up, Pair Up
Everyone stand up next to your desk.
Raise your right hand.When I say go…
◦Begin walking around the room
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Hands Up, Pair Up
Stop!High-Five the person closest to youYou are now partners for the next 5
minutes◦If you don’t have a partner, keep
walking around with your hand up◦No groups of three and no singles
allowed
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Women’s Rights
The person with the longest hair goes first◦Share your magnet details
Together; create and record your magnet summary
When you are finished, remain standing and put your right hand in the air
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What are Magnet Summaries {in your own words}?
Right hand in the air and start walking…
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What are Magnet Summaries {in your own words}?
STOP!High five the person who is closest to
you◦You will be partners for the next five minutes
Take 30 seconds to think about how you would explain to your partner how to complete the magnet summaries for the next section
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What are Magnet Summaries {in your own words}?
Take 10 seconds to decide who wakes up earliest in the morning in order to get to school
The person who wakes up the earliest goes first – EXPLAIN in your own words Magnet Summaries?◦START!
Partner Two: Take 30 seconds to fill in whatever your partner got, or repeat their instructions if they were complete
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Last Step
Have a seat!For the rest of the class
◦Read the remaining 4 sections◦Write down words/phrases/terms that are
attracted to the magnet word◦Compete the magnet summaries for each magnet term
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