OBJECTIVE SUMMARY

OBJECTIVE SUMMARY

Let's first analyze the word "objective."

Multiple Select

What if your best friend asked you about a new outfit? The outfit looks horrible but you don't want to hurt their feelings. You also don't want to lie. You decide to be objective! Which statement is the objective statement?

• Well, you do have on a new outfit.

• Man! You look like garbage!

• Girl, that dress makes you look like your grandma!

• I wouldn't wear that outfit if you paid me a million dollars!

Multiple Select

When you are objective you are being...

• biased

• neutral

• favored

• opinionated

In an objective summary there's no room for:

• flattery/compliments

• adjectives

• criticisms

• personal beliefs

In your summary you describe the most important points of the story. Here's a list of them:

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• title

• protagonist

• goal

• conflict

• resolution

• theme

Poll

A summary should...

• be at least a page long.

• retell all the fun parts.

• short and to the point.

• gives an opinion.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence should be in an objective summary of the story "No Lost Smile?"

• True love doesn't exist.

• Emma's parents were unfair.

• Emma wanted freedom to marry the man she loved.

• This story was really great!

Open Ended

What was the protagonist's goal?

Poll

Which sentence should come next?

• Ormie managed to get the cookies.

• Ormie couldn't reach the sweet treat.

• Ormie could reach the sweet treats.

This is what we have so far...so write it down...let's continue...

In the short film, "Ormie", Ormie the Pig wanted a sweet treat but he couldn't reach them.

Poll

Do we write down every single event from the rising action or just summarize the action?

• Write it all down!

• No, just summarize it!

• I really don't know what to do.

• Can we do both?

Open Ended

So what did Ormie do?

Keep going! We're almost finished!

In the short film, "Ormie", Ormie the Pig wanted a sweet treat but he couldn't reach them. So, he gave up after many attempts.

What did Ormie learn in the end?

Open Ended

Now, write your entire objective summary below.