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14.2.1 Study Skills
English · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Main ideas in a descriptive text on safety in sports
- Notes from a descriptive text; qualities of good notes and summaries
- A coherent summary paragraph of a stated number of words using connectors
What you will be able to do
- identify the main ideas in a descriptive text
- make notes from a descriptive text
- summarise a descriptive text in a paragraph of stated number of words
- acknowledge the role of note making and summarise texts
Key questions
“Why is it important to summarise information?”
“How can key points be identified in a text?”
Lessons
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Main ideas and notes from a safety description
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizRead a descriptive sports-safety text. Separate picture from rule. Make short notes.
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A connected summary of a set length
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizTurn notes into one paragraph of a stated word count using connectors. Peer-review length and accuracy.