What’s on the Summarising Non-Fiction poster?

4 numbered steps. A summary reports what the text said. It does not react to it. FIND THE CENTRAL IDEA — One sentence: what is the whole text arguing or explaining?; PICK THE KEY SUPPORTING POINTS — Two or three. Not every example.; WRITE IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS — Copying phrases is quoting, not summarising.; STRIP YOUR OPINION OUT — No 'interesting', no 'I agree'. Report only.. Roughly a tenth of the original length is a reasonable target for a summary.

Who is the Summarising Non-Fiction poster for?

Summarising Non-Fiction is filed under 7th Grade (ages 12–13), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.

When should you use the Summarising Non-Fiction poster?

Ban the words 'I think' from any summary. It is the fastest fix. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Summarising Non-Fiction belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with Summarising Non-Fiction?

Active and Passive Voice, Argument Essay Frame and Citing Textual Evidence sit alongside Summarising Non-Fiction in the 7th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.

Is the Summarising Non-Fiction poster free to download and print?

Yes. Summarising Non-Fiction downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 7th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.

What size does the Summarising Non-Fiction poster print at?

Summarising Non-Fiction is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Summarising Non-Fiction loses nothing.

Summarising Non-Fiction — free printable poster

Summarising Non-Fiction — printable literacy wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Summarising Non-Fiction, step by step

A summary reports what the text said. It does not react to it.

FIND THE CENTRAL IDEAOne sentence: what is the whole text arguing or explaining?
PICK THE KEY SUPPORTING POINTSTwo or three. Not every example.
WRITE IT IN YOUR OWN WORDSCopying phrases is quoting, not summarising.
STRIP YOUR OPINION OUTNo 'interesting', no 'I agree'. Report only.

Roughly a tenth of the original length is a reasonable target for a summary.

Questions about the Summarising Non-Fiction poster

What’s on the Summarising Non-Fiction poster?: 4 numbered steps. A summary reports what the text said. It does not react to it. FIND THE CENTRAL IDEA — One sentence: what is the whole text arguing or explaining?; PICK THE KEY SUPPORTING POINTS — Two or three. Not every example.; WRITE IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS — Copying phrases is quoting, not summarising.; STRIP YOUR OPINION OUT — No 'interesting', no 'I agree'. Report only.. Roughly a tenth of the original length is a reasonable target for a summary.
Who is the Summarising Non-Fiction poster for?: Summarising Non-Fiction is filed under 7th Grade (ages 12–13), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting literacy, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the Summarising Non-Fiction poster?: Ban the words 'I think' from any summary. It is the fastest fix. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Summarising Non-Fiction belongs on the wall where that literacy work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Summarising Non-Fiction?: Active and Passive Voice, Argument Essay Frame and Citing Textual Evidence sit alongside Summarising Non-Fiction in the 7th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Active and Passive Voice Argument Essay Frame Citing Textual Evidence
Is the Summarising Non-Fiction poster free to download and print?: Yes. Summarising Non-Fiction downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 7th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Summarising Non-Fiction poster print at?: Summarising Non-Fiction is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Summarising Non-Fiction loses nothing.Printing guide

Summarising Non-Fiction, step by step

Questions about the Summarising Non-Fiction poster

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