We are learning to Summarise

We have been reading about:
- Trevor Mallard wanting to bring back the Moa
- National wanting to spend $100 million on cycle ways
- Green party wanting New Zealand TV Captioned
- Online voting a possibility by 2016
- Green party wanting to bring in the Green Cards
- Internet/Mana party free tertiary education.

Check out some of our Summaries:

A summary is a shortened version of a text that contains all the main points.

Summarising is an important skill that helps us when we are researching, gathering and presenting information.

Finding key words and phrases helps us to summarise the text.

Summary 1: Online Voting by 2016.

The government is trying to release a online voting poll so the voting booths so it will be more easier to vote. The government are hoping that more people will vote if it's an online option. The government is trying to get the website on the internet by 2016.