Interactive ReadingChunking, Annotation, &

Summary

Reading Strategies Chunking Summarization Annotation

Hint: They all work together!!!!

ChunkingThe process of

breaking the text up in smaller more manageable pieces.

Allows for greater summarization

Allows for logical recall points

Allows us understand smaller portions of text at one time

Chunking ProcessRead through the selection first

knowing that you will be reading it a 2nd or 3rd time

Basic Chunking Strategies:1. Number your paragraphs2. Break the text into 5 separate

pieces by drawing lines after each “chunk”

3. Number your chunks in the margin

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So we’ve chunked now what?

•Annotate• Summarize

What does Annotating look like?• Circle words you don’t know then define

the word on your chunking sheet• Underline key words and phrases. • [Bracket sections you think are

important. ]• Write your thoughts in the margins as you

read• By the end, your article should be covered

in symbols and thoughts you’ve had while reading!

Example of good Annotation

We’ve Chunked, We’ve TalkedIt’s all over except the Summary

SummarizationSummary is taking a broad view of a topic

and putting it into your own words.Answer the key questions: Who? What?

When? Where? Why?Should be shorter in length than the

original.You will write a short summary for each

chunk on your summary page.This should be the overall point being

made WITHIN the chunk, not the whole article.

Let’s PracticeRead CHUNK 1 of your first article.Turn to a neighbor with the same topic and tell them a

summary of what you just read.Listen actively as your neighbor tells you their summary.Use what you’ve read and what your neighbor said to write

a summary of the chunk on the summary page.Great Job! Now do the same thing for CHUNK 2 of article

1, then move on until you have summarized all the chunksLastly, write a 1 sentence summary of the Entire Article. You are finished Chunking, Annotating, and Summarizing

your first article!!!!!!! Yay!!!

Chunking, Annotating, and Summarizing (Due for all 7 Sources on Monday, Nov. 10)

1st readDefine unfamiliar words (summary page)Bracket important details (on article)Write thoughts and opinions in margins (on article)

2nd readStop reading and summarize after each chunk (summary page)Write a 1 sentence summary for each article (summary page)

Each article will have it’s own summary page. (7 sources=7 summary pages)