### Title: Enhancing Academic Writing through Effective Summarization and Research Skills
**Synopsis:** This lesson focused on developing students’ abilities to effectively summarize texts and conduct academic research. The objectives included understanding the importance of concise summarization, crafting strong thesis statements, and preparing for an upcoming assignment on finding details relevant to their research topics. The class also briefly discussed the logistics of a future hiking club trip, emphasizing the importance of extracurricular engagement alongside academic skills.
**Attendance:**
– 3 students were absent (Medina, Firouza, Aijan).
– 1 student (Tina) arrived late.
**Topics Covered:**
1. **Summarization Skills:**
– The importance of creating concise summaries.
– Techniques for summarizing long texts.
– Six rules of effective summarization.
– Practice reading and summarizing an academic text.
2. **Thesis Statements:**
– Differences in crafting thesis statements for persuasive essays.
– Discussion on the significance of a strong thesis.
3. **Upcoming Assignment – Finding Details:**
– Introduction to the assignment.
– Instructions on how to approach the task.
4. **Extracurricular Activity – Hiking Club Trip Planning:**
– Proposal for the next hiking trip location and activities.
– Encouragement to follow the club’s Instagram page for updates.
**Actionable Items:**
– **Feedback on Practice Interviews:**
– Continue providing feedback on practice interviews.
– Ensure students submit their final interviews by the deadline.
– **Hiking Club Trip:**
– Post trip details on Instagram.
– Gather student interest and finalize logistics.
– **Class Preparation:**
– Reminder to bring necessary materials (e.g., marker for the board).
**Homework:**
– **Submit Interviews:**
– Ensure video-recorded interviews are submitted by the specified Friday deadline.
– **Assignment – Finding Details:**
– Choose one learning characteristic.
– Develop two questions related to the chosen characteristic.
– Find one credible source for each question and summarize the information found.
– Submit the assignment as per the instructions provided.