Using inference and embedded quotations to craft effective summaries
I can understand and emulate how to use inference and embedded quotations to craft effective summaries.
Using inference and embedded quotations to craft effective summaries
I can understand and emulate how to use inference and embedded quotations to craft effective summaries.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Inferences rely on things that haven’t been explicitly stated but hinted at or suggested.
- Embedded quotations should be part of the sentence, short and relevant.
- Using synonyms of ‘suggests’ and ‘shows’ can help create an effective summary.
- Arguably, an effective summary relies on inferences and embedded evidence for the inferences.
Keywords
Summarise - to express the most important ideas about something in a short and clear form
Embedded - when referring to quotations, if a quotation is embedded then it is included in your own sentence
Inference - a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Implicit - suggested though not directly expressed
Explicit - stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
Common misconception
Pupils sometimes think that using long quotations offers the best evidence for your point.
Using short, embedded quotations is the most effective way of evidencing your ideas.
Equipment
You will need a copy of 'My Struggle with a Tiger' and 'Gorilla recaptured after escape at London zoo' which are available in the additional materials.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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