Chapter 8 in WK

The part in chapter 8 that I liked the best was, "summarizing a short story or a novel appears to be too overwhelming for many students, who either offer nothing or restate everything in the story."

The reason I thought this was interesting is because many students do have trouble with this. It is hard for many students to pick out the important events that happen in a story and then put into a separate paragraph. However, there is a good way to teach this. The way I would teach summarizing is by modeling first. I would read them a short story then pick out the important events for them. Then I would have them create the paragraph. Next, I would have them read a short story with a partner, have them pick out the important events together then write the paragraph together. Finally I would have them do this individually so I knew whether or not they understood summarizing. Summarizing is a hard task to complete for many students however there are many good ways to teach this. Modeling is a great way to teach and show the students how to this correctly. That is why I found this quote from the chapter interesting.