Objective Summary

Objective Summary

Ms. J. Gray

Multiple Choice

Opportunities to help others are all around us. It doesn't matter if you can sing or draw. It doesn't matter if you can cook or build. The desire to help others is all you really need. You can pick up litter in the park. You can visit someone in a nursing home. You can choose among hundreds of ways to make the world a better place. Make a difference today. Volunteer.

Choose the BEST summary.

• Every volunteer helps make the world a better place.

• Helping the elderly is a great opportunity for volunteering.

• Litter is a problem in many parks.

Modeled Instruction

Now we will watch an instructional video, come back to teams and watch and listen attentively.

Steps 1 & 2

• Read the Story

• Ask yourself, "What are the important parts of the story?"

Multiple Choice

If you're asked to write an objective summary, which of the following should you avoid?

• facts

• opinions

Step 3

Make sure that the ideas you listed are the IMPORTANT ones, not minor

Multiple Choice

When listing the events of the story, what should you keep in mind when choosing what to list?

• Pick your favorite events.

• Don't pick events that spoil the ending.

• separate facts from opinions

Step 4

Put your parts in the correct order from first to last then paraphrase them, or put the events in your own words in about 5 sentences.

Multiple Choice

When you write the events you'll want to paraphrase them. What does paraphrasing mean?

• to change the wording to your own words

• to list chronologically

• to reduce to five sentences or less

Multiple Choice

How many sentences are in an objective summary?

• 25

• 5

• 15

Step 5

Make sure that you're listing the factual events and not tossing in your opinions.