Summary Practice

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The Summary of this passage is: Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.,  Jill loves Mexican food., The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.,  Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

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Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.

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The Summary of this passage is:

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Chris reads a lot of books about animals.

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The Summary of this passage is:

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Jason really wanted to play third base.

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Is this a good summary: In the story, "My Dog", A boy named Robert adopts a dog during Christmas Eve Night. But the dog does not like the man. Though after spending time together, they develop an understanding.

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Yes, because it includes the names, setting, and how the problem was fixed.

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What things should not be included in an objective summary?

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The word "I," your opinion, cited text evidence

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What does a summary do?

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is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

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A summary does what?

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is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

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Summaries help me...

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understand what I'm reading, write about what I read, include the key points of a text

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The 'who/subject' is....

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the person or thing a text or article is about

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The 'What' is...

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where the action takes place