Resources:

3 versions of a paragraph of text. (Each version has more words missing.)

How It Works:

Share with students a paragraph of text. This can be displayed or read out loud Then display/read out the same paragraph but with key words missing/not said The final challenge display/read the text with lots of words missing/not said. Students have to recreate the paragraph- by either filling in the gaps or re-writing the whole paragraph They are not allowed to write when your display/read the text the first time. You should not slow down your reading/increase the display time- Students are learning to pick out key elements of a text- along with learning how to write notes.

Variations:

Students can work in pairs/groups- only writing particular types of words? e.g- Nouns, verbs, etc…