Summaries

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What must you include when summarizing a story?

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The most significant information.

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What does 'who/subject' refer to in a text?

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The person or thing a text or article is about.

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How would you best describe a summary?

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The main ideas and important details of a text.

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What does 'where' refer to in a text?

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The place the action in the text takes place or the setting.

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When writing a summary, what should you include?

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Only the main events or ideas from the passage.

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What is the purpose of a summary?

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To condense a text into its essential points.

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What is a key characteristic of a good summary?

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It is concise and captures the essence of the original text.

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Why is it important to identify the main ideas in a text?

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To effectively summarize and convey the core message.

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What role do details play in a summary?

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They support the main ideas but should be limited to the most important ones.

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How can you determine the main idea of a text?

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By looking for repeated themes or statements and the overall message.