England · Year 6 · Ages 10–11 · English

Summarising and Comparing Texts

Summarise information from a text and compare ideas, themes and presentation across texts.

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What to learn

Learning goal

I can summarise accurately and explain meaningful similarities and differences.

Key words

comparecontrastsummarythemeviewpoint

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Summary A: Summarise Text A in no more than two sentences.
Summary B: Summarise Text B in no more than two sentences.
Similarity: State one important similarity between the texts.

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Summary A

Summarise Text A in no more than two sentences.

Summary B

Summarise Text B in no more than two sentences.

Similarity

State one important similarity between the texts.

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What a secure answer looks like

1. Accurate concise summary.
2. Accurate concise summary.
3. Relevant similarity.