Informational Texts and Research · Informational Writing

Summarizing and Synthesizing

Learning to condense large amounts of information into concise summaries without losing core meaning.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do we distinguish between essential facts and interesting but non-essential details?
  2. 2What strategies can we use to combine information from two different articles on the same topic?
  3. 3How does paraphrasing help us avoid plagiarism while demonstrating understanding?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - UnderstandingNCCA: Primary - Communicating
Class/Year: 5th Year
Subject: Voices and Visions: Advanced Literacy and Expression
Unit: Informational Texts and Research
Period: Informational Writing

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