Objective Summary

Objective Summary

An objective summary is a short statement or paragraph that tells what a story is about. It includes only the most important details. It does not include the opinions of the person writing it. 

Summarizing Activity

• The following slides contain sentences that you will use to create an objective summary.

• There are 3 sentences that do not belong in the objective summary because they are irrelevant or an opinion.

• On each slide you will be asked if the sentence contains main ideas, from the text, that should be used in an objective story?

• Click yes OR no.

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain main ideas from the text that belong in an objective story?

Nearly 100 police officers and volunteers began searching the woods for the girls.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain main ideas from the text that belong in an objective story?

Dogs were mummified in ancient Egypt.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain main ideas from the text that belong in an objective story?

Five hours into the search, a golden retriever named Maddee, a trained

search-and-rescue (SAR) dog, was deployed to search for the girls.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain main ideas from the text that belong in an objective story?

Maddee’s trainer had introduced Maddee to the girls’ scents using some of their belongings.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain main ideas from the text that belong in an objective story?

Two hours later, Maddee found the girls—who were scared but safe—and they were reunited with their families.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain main ideas from the text that belong in an objective story?

The girls’ parents were very worried because night was falling, a storm was coming in, and the forest was home to bears and cougars.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain main ideas from the text that belong in an objective story?

Five years ago in Issaquah, Washington, Sammie Wartchow and Ali Ferry, both 10, got lost during what was supposed to be a quick hike through woods near where they lived.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain main ideas from the text that belong in an objective story?

A student hears dozens of different sounds at once upon entering the school building.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain main ideas from the text that belong in an objective story?

I think I would make a great SAR dog trainer.

• Yes

• No

Lost in the Woods

Main Ideas

Objective Summary

• The following slides contain the sentences you choose to use for your objective summary.

• The information you use for an objective summary is written in the same order as the original text.

• Each slide will have two sentences, you will be asked to identify the chronological order of the each sentence.

Multiple Select

Which sentence should be used as the topic sentence of the objective summary?

Multiple Select

Which sentence should be used to go after the topic sentence?

Multiple Select

Which sentence goes NEXT?

Multiple Select

Which sentence should be used to show what happened after 100 police showed up to search for the girls?

Multiple Select

Which sentence should be used after the one about Maddie being deployed to search for the girls?

Multiple Select

Which sentence should be used as the conclusion sentence?

Objective Summary: "Lost in the Woods"

Five years ago in Issaquah, Washington, Sammie Wartchow and Ali Ferry, both 10, got lost during what was supposed to be a quick hike through woods near where they lived. The girls’ parents were very worried because night was falling, a storm was coming in, and the forest was home to bears and cougars. Nearly 100 police officers and volunteers began searching the woods for the girls. Five hours into the search, a golden retriever named Maddee, a trained search-and-rescue (SAR) dog, was deployed to search for the girls. Maddee’s trainer had introduced Maddee to the girls’ scents using some of their belongings. Two hours later, Maddee found the girls—who were scared but safe—and they were reunited with their families.