LoFaro & Melchiorre - Summarizing and Note-Taking Materials

Romulus and Remus Story (2 differentiations):

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Romulus-and-Remus

https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/romulus_and_remus.php

Guided Notes for Romulus and Remus Story (Britannica):

Romulus and Remus were the legendary ______________________ of Rome.

The twin boys were born to _____________________ ______________________________.

They were sentenced to being drowned in the __________________________ River and came to

rest near the Ficus ruminalis, a sacred ___________________________ of Rome.

The twins were suckled and fed by a __________-_____________ and ____________________.

Romulus and Remus became the leaders of a band of adventurous youth and eventually killed

_________________________.

When Romulus built a city wall, _____________________ jumped over it and was killed by

_______________________.

The city of Rome was named for ___________________________________.

This newly founded city increased its population and came into contact with the

_________________________.

This legend originated in the _________________ century.

It contains a mix of ____________________ and ________________________ elements.

Guided Notes for Romulus and Remus Story (Ducksters):

Romulus and Remus are the mythological ______________ brothers who founded the city of

___________________.

The twin boys were born to ____________________________.

The boys were left in a basket on the _____________________ River.

Romulus and Remus were found be a _____________-_____________________ and

__________________________________.

Romulus went ahead and started building a wall, _________________ jumped over the wall to

show how easy it was to cross. ___________________ became angry and killed Remus.

The city was founded and named after ________________________.

The city of Rome was very ___________________________ for over 1,000 years.

Narrative Frame Summary Example:

Summarizing and Note-Taking Reflection Assessment:

What were your initial reactions to the note-taking techniques and summary frame presented in
class today?

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What are two ways you would like to refine your note-taking skills? Are there any techniques
you would like to use? Include evidence of places to improve from your work.

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Write one benefit and one drawback of the narrative summarizing frame you used in class today.
Include evidence from your work.

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