Summary Practice

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What is a summary?

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A summary is a retelling in your own words, a short version of the main ideas, events, and details of a text.

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What should a summary include?

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A summary should answer the 5 W’s: who, what, when, where, and why.

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Why do students wear nametags in the passage?

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Students wear nametags so that teachers and students know where each student should be.

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What does it mean to summarize a text?

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To summarize a text means to condense the main ideas and details into a shorter form using your own words.

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What is the main idea of the passage about Frank's room?

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The main idea is that Frank's room is a mess.

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What is the purpose of summarizing?

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The purpose of summarizing is to capture the essential points of a text without including unnecessary details.

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What is an example of a true statement about summarizing?

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A summary is what the passage is mostly about.

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What does it mean if a summary includes too many details?

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If a summary includes too many details, it is not a true summary; it should focus on the main ideas.

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What is one thing a summary should not do?

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A summary should not describe the details but should focus on the main ideas.

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What color team has math first period?

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The blue team has math first period.