I need a “summarizing” hand please…
8July 17, 2012 by Kara
Input, Input, Input!
So after they get this written or oral input, what do they do? After research, I repeatedly read that they should summarize what they understood. I really liked the APCentral Spanish Listening site because it went through the process and gave detailed examples. I looked on Pintrest for some visual inspiration and saw some super cute summarizing gloves for elementary classes.
The idea is that each student can wear (or use) this glove to help them identify the key parts of what they understood, especially when they are summarizing aloud. I’m thinking that students can summarize in the target language too. We make ESL students do it in English. So I will make two sets of these gloves (in English for my ELL class and in Spanish for the Spanish class) using different types of gloves to mix it up. I doubt I will make enough for the entire class, but instead I will have 5 for a station activity. I think that they will like having this “organizer” even if they are too cool to wear it. Also you could put other prompts like “characters, setting, conflict, resolution, etc.”
I wonder how many students will answer “Where” last? 
What would you write on the glove?
Megan
rachel573
Kara
I’m not sure that I would use the glove for HS, but I have some new ideas from a graduate course I just finished last month.
Brick wall – our professor explained this as wall graffiti to summarize the key points of the reading. Another is . . . ! ! ?
This signifies three ideas from the reading that stood out, two ideas that were impressive and then any questions you still had after the reading.
A third he called “while you were put”. – basically like a phone message summarizing the ideas as if the other person had not read it.
Another was based on the idea of – an important thing I read was, another was, but the most important was …
There was one other example – more of a graphic organizer – I would have to look it up tomorrow. I’m really looking forward to using these in my class next year. Especially with our be principal’s focus on reading.
These are good. Thanks! They can be used in reading and listening. Are you putting the prompts on paper or a manipulative? Do you have links to what these look like? I’m interested!
I agree that it may be more elem., and teachers know their students best. I’m trying to get them speaking more, less paper, and they need something reuseable to guide them. I have all girls so with a little bedazzle, I think they will love ‘em. Maybe the questions words can be written on something and drawn out of a little bucket?
I have a graphic organizer on “idea #73, beginning a unit.”
Michelle, I am a HS Spanish teacher too! Thanks for sharing your ideas, keep ‘em coming!
Forgive the errors – ” while you were put” should have been while you were out and “be principal” should be new principal.
Are you using gardening gloves for this or stretchy winter gloves?
Kara, you know my daughters.
If you’re talking wooly gloves, I have enough stretchy winter gloves whose mates are missing to supply your classroom and mine — and anybody else who is interested!
Lol! I’m thinking cotton so I can write on them.
Michelle, I am a HS Spanish teacher too! Thanks for sharing your ideas, keep ‘em coming!
Stasi – no problem. I have sent the forms that I created for the class from my professor’s description – to Kara and Megan. If you’d like them, you can email me at srabroeg@gmail.com and I’ll forward them to you as well.
I can’t take the credit since the professor provided them, but I am eager to implement them as well!