Oral Summaries
According to page 77 of Dr. Mimi Miller and Nancy Veatch in their 2011 book entitled Literacy in Context (LinC): Choosing Instructional Strategies to Teach Reading in Content Areas for Students Grades 5-12, " With an Oral Summary, students learn how to verbally summarize sections of text."
According to the an article by Neil Kokemuller published by Demand media in 2015, "Communication skills are among the intangible skill sets most valued by employers. The ability to communicate effectively, especially during oral presentations, can boost your marketability and viability for work in a variety of careers." Common Core Standard
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. |
Video Examples
In this lesson the teacher goes over all five of the components in a Five Finger Retell: setting, characters, problem, events, and solutions.
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In this lesson students provides background with details about the events, setting, and the problems the characters face. She takes some time to read part of the book to persuade the audience to read the book.
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Miller and Veatch's 2011 Guide to:
Oral Summaries
1. Select a section of text or book to be read aloud to the class.
2. Read the text aloud.
3. Engage in a Think Aloud as model of how to create an Oral Summary of the text passage.
4. Read the subsequent paragraph aloud.
5. Have students turn to a partner and share an Oral Summary of the segment of text.
6. Have students read the next paragraph independently or with a partner.
7. Again, have students turn to a partner and share an Oral Summary of the text.
2. Read the text aloud.
3. Engage in a Think Aloud as model of how to create an Oral Summary of the text passage.
4. Read the subsequent paragraph aloud.
5. Have students turn to a partner and share an Oral Summary of the segment of text.
6. Have students read the next paragraph independently or with a partner.
7. Again, have students turn to a partner and share an Oral Summary of the text.
Examples
Resources
19Binisa11. (2013). English oral book talk. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzCF3mlpjbk
Benzon, H. (2013). Five finger retell. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03DVKQABzNI
Kokemu.ller, N. (2015). The importance of communication skills in oral presentations. Retrieved from http://work.chron.com/importance-communication-skills-oral-presentations-2139.html
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Literacy in context (LinC): Choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12. Boston: Pearson.
Reading Rockets. (2015). Summarizing. Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/summarizing
Scholastic. (2015). Videos for teachers. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/teacher/videos/teacher-videos.htm#3190980584001/1751847107
TeacherVision. (2015). Summarizing: Cloudy with a chance of meatballs. Retrieved from https://www.teachervision.com/reading-comprehension/lesson-plan/48786.html
19Binisa11. (2013). English oral book talk. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzCF3mlpjbk
Benzon, H. (2013). Five finger retell. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03DVKQABzNI
Kokemu.ller, N. (2015). The importance of communication skills in oral presentations. Retrieved from http://work.chron.com/importance-communication-skills-oral-presentations-2139.html
Miller, M., & Veatch, N. (2011). Literacy in context (LinC): Choosing instructional strategies to teach reading in content areas for students grades 5-12. Boston: Pearson.
Reading Rockets. (2015). Summarizing. Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/summarizing
Scholastic. (2015). Videos for teachers. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/teacher/videos/teacher-videos.htm#3190980584001/1751847107
TeacherVision. (2015). Summarizing: Cloudy with a chance of meatballs. Retrieved from https://www.teachervision.com/reading-comprehension/lesson-plan/48786.html