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GIST is a summarizing technique that can be used in any content area. Students will learn and apply the strategy while doing online research and writing activities on news stories.
cyst. n. 1. An abnormal membranous sac in the body containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance. 2. A sac or vesicle in the body. 3. Biology A small capsulelike sac that encloses certain organisms in their dormant or larval stage. 4. Botany A thick-walled resting spore, as in certain algae or fungi.