2. Objectives
Student will be able to reconize what is a
gist? How to make a gist when I Reading?
Student wil be able to analyse , to describe
a report and explain it
3. 3.1 how get the Gist
Gist is a comprehension strategy that is
used both during reading and after
reading. It is one approach to
summarizing a text.
When using GIST, students create
summaries that are 20 words or less for
increasingly large amounts of text.
4. tips and Suggestions
*GIST can be used with both expository
and narrative text.
*Do not use this strategy with more than
3 paragraphs/sections.
*There are many variations of this strategy
that can be used:
Write a summary of 20 words or less for
each paragraph/section. Then combine
those summaries into one 40
5. 3.2 The strategies to obtain the Gist
The student to understand the text it is
necessary to understand what the writer’s
purpose is to analyse, to describe, to
report, to define, to classify, to explain, to
argue and discuss or to draw a
conclusion.
Gist is the general meaning or purpose of
a text, either written or spoken. Reading a
text for gist is known as skimming.
6. Example:
Before answering detailed comprehension
questions on a short story, learners read
it quickly for gist, and then match the text
to a picture that summarises what
happens in the story.
In the classroom
Readers employ a variety of reading skills
including prediction, reading for gist,
scanning and intensive reading. Learners
need to be shown these and taught how
to use them in order to find their own
effective strategies.
7. Reading Strategies
-Read the title and the sub-titles
-Recall what you already know on the
topic
-Read the fist and the last paragraph
-Read the text again more carefully
-Read the first sentence of each
paragraph
