Writing a Summary

Writing a Summary

Sarah Parcak- Space Archaeologist

Objective: You will find the central idea and relevant details of "Sarah Parcak is a Space Archaeologist. You

Can Be, Too."

Central Idea:

Sarah Parcak is a space archaeologist who used satellite images of Earth to find ______________________________________

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Relevant Detail:

^{Parcak is one of the few researchers who}

^{______________________________}

^{______________________________}

^{______________________________}

Relevant Detail:

Using satellite images, Parcak has been able to _________________________________________________

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Relevant Detail:

As she studies images of Earth, Parcak looks for differences that _________________________________________________

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Relevant Detail:

Parcak created a _______________________________________________

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Final Thought or Detail:

__________________________________________________

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Now you are ready to type your summary. Remember to follow these rules.

• To type your summary, you must use guidelines for writing:

  Times New Roman.

  12 – point font size

  Double spaced 

  No pictures

  Name, date, class period on the top left of paper

  Indent the first line 

Prepare to type your summary

• Times New Roman Font 

• 12 – point font size

• Double spaced

• No pictures

• Name, date class period on top left of paper

• indent the first line