Analyzing an Objective Summary

Analyzing an Objective Summary

I can analyze a model to identify characteristics of an effective literary summary.

Multiple Choice

A good objective summary....

• Is a summary sentence of the text that covers the key details.
• Identifies the topic, has all the key words, and is a complete sentence.
• Focuses on the central idea of the text and only the details that support it. 
• Uses direct quotes from the text in order to let the audience know what it was about. 

Multiple Choice

What does "objective" mean?

• No opinions or reactions, just the facts.

• Giving your personal reflections on the topic.

• No statistics used to support the idea.

• Having plenty of evidence to support your opinion.

Summary Rubric

Open Ended

What do you notice about the rubric?

Multiple Choice

Which term describe what authors should cite in their writing in order to support their point?

• Central Idea

• Text Evidence

• Summary

• Citation

Multiple Choice

Which word correctly matches the following definition: The most important point the author makes.

• Objective Summary

• Supporting Details

• Central Idea

• Topic

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct definition for the following vocabulary word: SUPPORTING DETAILS

• Based on or influenced by personal feelings

• A brief statement or account of the main points of something

• What or who the text is about

• Details that explain the central idea

Let's Review Chapter 12

Summer of the Mariposas

Multiple Choice

How did Odilia wake her sisters?

• They woke up after she had defeated the nagual by herself.

• When she sang it cleared their fogginess and they woke up and sang.

• They were the ones that woke Odilia from her sound sleep.

• They gave her sweet bread they stole from Cecelia.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes what has happened by the end of the chapter?

• The warlock runs out of the cave and the girls stay with Tonantzin.

• The warlock dies in his own potion; the girls run away and are safe.

• The warlock fights with Tonantzin and the girls are still prisoners.

• The warlock dies; the girls run away and meet more wicked creatures.