APOLLO GREEK MYTH

WALT Summarise

A summary is a shortened version of a text that contains all the main points.

Summarising is an important skill that helps us when we are researching, gathering and presenting information.

Finding key words and

phrases helps us to

summarise the text.

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My summary is that cheetahs are the fastest land animals in the world and that their bodies have made adaptations to help them to go fast.

Student checklist for summarising

• I highlighted key words and phrases.
• I found or created a topic sentence.
• I used a dictionary or asked someone to find the meanings of words.
• My summary isn’t just a list of facts – the sentences are linked together to create a smaller version of the original text.
• My summary is written in my own words – I haven’t copied out sentences or chunks from the original text.

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Task

The key word hunt graphic organiser is a flowchart that will help you through the process of searching for key words, identify them and then use them to write a summary.

1. Read the myth and legend ‘Apollo’’. Get an overall sense of what the text is about.

It is about Apollos mum and dad trying to find a sacred spot to give birth to apollo

2. Read the myth and legend again, noting important details, possible key words, etc in the boxes on the left hand side of the graphic organiser.

3. Write the key words and phrases in the top box on the right.

4. Finally write your summary using the keywords and phrases in the box below that.

Key Word Hunt

1. Write notes below about things you think are important in the text e.g details, any possible key words

That Apollo is the god of music healing and light

The spot he was born is considered sacred

Here is the site I got all of this from

http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/Definitions_gods/Apollo_def.html

2.  I think the key words and/or phrases are:

sacred Apollo Greece Zeus greek mythology oracle delphi god of the sun Apollo is the god of music healing and light

3. Use the key words and phrases to write a brief summary.

This greek myth was about Apollos parents trying to find a sacred spot to give birth to Apollo They found a island who let them give birth to Apollo from that time on he was know as they god of light.healing and music.