Learners are asked to summarize a given topic within the constraints of a single, informative, and grammatically correct sentence. To do so, students identify the important answers to the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how and then condense this information into one sentence for easier recall.
Co-Curricular (experiences outside of the formal classroom but contribute to student learning) Please contact us at activelearning@uga.edu with an example to include!
Arifin, L. R. (2020). The Use Of Title, Heading, Introduction, Every First Sentence, Visual, Ending, and Summary (Thieves) Strategy to Improve Reading Comprehension Ability at The Eighth Graders of SMP N 2 Way Jepara (Doctoral dissertation, IAIN Metro): https://repository.metrouniv.ac.id/id/eprint/1491/
Idris, N., Baba, S., & Abdullah, R. (2011). Identifying students’ summary writing strategies using summary sentence decomposition algorithm. Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, 24(4), 180-194: http://mojem.um.edu.my/index.php/MJCS/article/view/6580