Summary Writing

GENERAL GUIDELINES
 Rule off after your last piece of work.
 Write down the date.
 WRITE DOWN THE TITLE OF THE WORK WE

ARE COMPLETING (Eg, Summary Writing).

REMEMBER, YOU CANNOT GIVE OUT WHAT YOU DO

NOT HAVE, HENCE, YOU CANNOT ANSWER
QUESTIONS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
Date :
Section/Title/Heading.
 The purpose of a summary is to clearly
CONDENSE your thoughts.
 A summary is A SHORT text (Piece of writing)

that CONTAINS all the important details about

a text.
 The summary MUST still give the same

message as the ORIGINAL TEXT.

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD SUMMARY
(Pg. 93 LB)
 Read the instructions carefully.
 Follow ALL the instructions.
 CAREFULLY read the text to be summarised.
 Rewrite the main points in the form of a

paragraph/sentences (as per the

instructions).
 Use YOUR OWN words.
 Read/Edit your summary.
KEY FEATURES OF A NOVEL
An author STUCTURES a novel by
INTRODUCING
THE MAIN FEATURES of a novel.
 Setting.
 Background.
 Characters.
 Narrator.
HOW TO APPLY WHAT WE KNOW TO
A TEXT
PRE-READING ACTIVITY.
Learners to read the text.

*List the features of the mini novel as well as

their answers (Pg. 94/95).
*Complete Classroom Activity 3. (Pgs. 95-97).
 POETRY (Pg. 98)
Introduction

 A poem relies on the

understanding/intrepretation of the reader.
 YOUR prior knowledge plays a vital role in the

understanding of the poem.

 Poems use figurative language.
 What is figurative language?
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN POETRY
 Similes.
 Metaphors.
 Personification.
 Onomatopoeia.

For you to do, copy and complete the table on

pg. 98.
 IDIOMS AND PROVERBS
 Refer to your notes and write down the
definitions of idioms and proverbs.

 Study the table on page. 99 and EXPLAIN each

idiom or proverb.
POEM : TO JAMES – FRANK HORNE
 Use what you have learned about poetry to
assist you in answering the questions (1-2b).
READING A WILL AND TESTAMENT
 Take down the words and their definitions
from the word bank. (Pg. 101).
 Copy down the notes beneath the heading

“What you still need to know”.

 Copy and complete the table.
 Study an outline of a will.
 Complete Classroom Activity 5. (Pg.

103/104).
 DIARY ENTRIES
A diary is a written reflection of what happens in
someones life.

*Do you keep a diary?.

*Would you like to share some of the things you
write in it?.

Look at page 105.

Do you understand the difference in the type of
language that is used in essays and diary entries.
(How would you explain this difference).
 DIARY ENTRY FORMAT

Tuesday, 16 April

Dear Diary

Today was the worst day of my life……..

I never thought my best friend would betray me like this….

(Follow a normal paragraph structure).