Summary Review Lesson Whole Class

Summary Review Lesson 10/26/20

Story of a Child Slave

Poll

Do Now: How confident do you feel about writing a summary?

• Not confident at all!

• I feel somewhat confident that I can write a good summary.

• I feel very confident that I can write a strong summary!

Remember....

Summaries DO NOT contain your opinion! Stick to the facts from the story or passage!

Summarizing

Story of a Child Slave

5 important words

Open Ended

Think about the 5 most important words we discussed from Paragraph 1. Write a summary, no longer than 20 words, based around those 5 important words.

Paragraph 1 Summary

Story of a Child Slave:

James is a child slave who works long hours on a boat . He is mistreated and doesn't get paid.

Multiple Select

EXIT PASS: What are TWO things that make a BAD summary?

• Using only the main ideas

• Making the summary too long.

• Missing important information.

• Writing it in your own words.