Transcript IGCSE LESSON TWO

IGCSE
EXAM REVISION
LESSON TWO
TITLE: SUMMARISING
FROM NON-FICTION TEXTS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
To
develop the ability to
summarise from non-fiction
extracts
To improve close reading skills
IN THE EXTENDED PAPER YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW
TO SUMMARISE FROM AN EXTRACT AND PUT KEY
DETAILS IN YOUR OWN WORDS....
Question 3 tests this ability.
TOP TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE SUMMARISING:
 Read the passages carefully. Highlighting key
information that you will be summarising.
 Write in an informative style- You are giving a factual
summary
 DO NOT WRITE A NARRATIVE OR IN THE FIRST
PERSON
 Do NOT quote phrases from the passages. You must use
YOUR OWN WORDS!!
 You must be CONCISE in your answer, you need to get as
many points as possible into a few lines!
 If you are doing the Extended paper you must NOT write
more than one side of average handwriting.
EXAMPLES OF SUMMARY QUESTIONS
MOCK EXTENDED PAPER -QUESTION 3
Summarise:
(a)
(b)
The reasons children are not as adventurous today, as
described in Passage B
The dangers Bear Grylls faced, as described in
Passage A.
Use your own words as far as possible.
You should write about 1 side in total, allowing for the size of
your handwriting. Up to fifteen marks will be available for
the content of your answer, and up to five marks for the
quality of your writing.
(20 Marks) (21 minutes)
TO ACHIEVE BAND 1- THE TOP
GRADE
Both parts of the summary need to be well
focused on the passage and the question.
 All points expressed clearly, concisely and
fluently and in your own words.
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STARTER- SUMMARISING
PRACTICE
 Summarise
in a paragraph what you
learn in this clip from the film ‘Little
Miss Sunshine?’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=644SDd6pts
STARTER- SUMMARISING
PRACTICE
Summarise these three sentences taken from
non- fiction articles in your own words:
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Football calls itself the beautiful game, and
condemns teams and individuals whose play fails
to conform to required standards of beauty.
Yesterday was a bad day for the worst off in
Britain.
Money is something people can easily be obsessed
with.
PIXL- QUESTION BREAKDOWN
Read
and complete the PIXL
Therapy and Testing tasks.
SUMMARISING PRACTICE
QUESTION
JUNE 2013 Extended Paper
Summarise:
a) The hardships of the living conditions, as
described in Passage B; and
b) The dangers of walking in Alaska, as described
in Passage A.
Use your own words as far as possible. Aim to write
no more than one side in total, allowing for the
size of your handwriting.
(20 marks) (42 MINUTES)
SUMMARISING PRACTICE QUESTION
NOVEMBER 2012 EXTENDED PAPER
Summarise:
a)
b)
What the Kalahari expedition offers a traveller, as
described in Passage B
The challenges and potential problems faced by
visitors to the rainforest, as described in Passage A
Use your own words as far as possible. Aim to write no
more than one side in total, allowing for the size of your
handwriting.
(20 marks) (42 MINUTES)
PLENARY
Go through the Model answers
as a group found in the examiner
reports for the Extended 2013
and 2012 papers.
Write down three key bullet
points on how best to answer a
summarising question
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