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1. First decide what Science text topic you will summarize in
your Fortunately/Unfortunately story. In my example, I chose
the topic of Sex Chromosomes (Page 113) in the text.
You can see I’ve underlined the important words/phrases/ideas.
2. Using the underlined text, write a Fortunately/Unfortunately
story. Follow the template:
Topic Sentence: The sex chromosomes are just one of 23 pairs of
chromosomes in each body cell.
Another Sentence: The sex chromosomes carry genes that
determine whether a person is male or female.
Unfortunately: Unfortunately, the sex chromosomes are the only
chromosome pair that does not always match like XY for a boy.
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Fortunately: Fortunately, if you are a girl, your two sex
chromosomes match XX.
Finally: Finally, in an XY chromosome pair, the Y chromosome is
much smaller than the X chromosome.
3. Your Turn: Take your summarized information and write an
Unfortunately/Fortunately story:
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4. Choose the MOST IMPORTANT words from the
Unfortunately/Fortunately story and underline or highlight them.
Topic Sentence: The sex chromosomes are just one of 23 pairs of
chromosomes in each body cell.
Another Sentence: The sex chromosomes carry genes that determine
whether a person is male or female.
Unfortunately: Unfortunately, the sex chromosomes are the only
chromosome pair that does not always match like Xy for a boy.
Fortunately: Fortunately, if you are a girl, your two sex chromosomes
match XX.
Finally: Finally, in an Xy chromosome pair, the y chromosome is much
smaller than the X chromosome.
4. Now arrange the lines of your Summary poem:
Sex chromosomes are one of 23 pairs
They carry genes that determine male or female.
The sex chromosomes are the only chromosome pairs
that do not match.
If you’re a girl, your two sex chromosomes match—XX.
If you’re a boy, your two sex chromosomes do not match—Xy and
the y chromosome is much smaller than the X.
5. Hold Up! You’re not done yet! It’s time to Poeticize your poem.
That means you need to revise the poem and include some
literary devices in it. The literary devices you may consider are:
end rhyme, alliteration, assonance, internal rhyme,
repetition, metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, and
personification.
I used end rhyme and repetition in my Summary poem about Sex
Chromosomes:
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Sex chromosomes
One of twenty-three pairs
In each body cell
Determines male or female flair.
Sex chromosomes
The only chromosomes pair
That won’t match if you’re a male
But don’t despair…
Sex chromosomes
XX is your pair
If you’re a girl
Xy for a boy, I declare.
Your Turn: Write Your Final, Poeticized Summary Poem:
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