Summarizing text types based on element

Summarizing text types based on element

A summary is a short retelling of a story or text that includes only the most important information. It is considerably shorter than the original text.

STEPS IN SUMMARIZING

1. Read and comprehend the text.

2. Identify the main ide and key points.

3. Take down notes.

4. Summarize the information in your own words.

Multiple Choice

Let's Find Out!

Direction: Identify whether the text is a literary(fictional) or factual(non-fiction)

1. Its main purpose is to entertain readers

• literary/fictional

• factual/non-fiction

Multiple Choice

2. It teaches readers about facts and valid informations.

• literary/fictional

• factual/non-fiction

Multiple Choice

3. Stories like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Hansel and Gretel are examples of ________ type of text.

• literary/fictional

• factual/non-fiction

Multiple Choice

4. Magazines, yearbooks and newspapers are examples of _______ type of text.

• literary/fictional

• factual/non-fiction

Multiple Choice

5. Stories about heroism of Dr. Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio.

• literary/fictional

• factual/non-fiction

ELEMENTS OF NARRATIVE TEXT

• CHARACTER - refers to the people, animals or creatures that take part in the action of the story

• SETTING - the time and place in which the event happen.

• MOOD - the general feeling created in the reader upon reading or listening through word choice and pacing

• THEME - the author's message or central concept

• CONFLICT - the main problem to be solved in the story

• PLOT - tells the sequence of events from the beginning, middle and ending.

Multiple Choice

Exercise 1

Direction: Read the statement carefully. Identify the element of story descibed in each number. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. A ___________is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work

• Plot

• Setting

• Character

• Theme

Multiple Choice

2. It is the time and place in which it happens.

• Plot

• Setting

• Character

• Theme

Multiple Choice

3. It is a series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict.

• Plot

• Setting

• Character

• Theme

Multiple Choice

4. It is a struggle between two people or things in a short story.

• Plot

• Setting

• Character

• Conflict

Multiple Choice

4. It is the central idea or belief in a short story.

• Theme

• Setting

• Character

• Conflict

Let's Try This

Summarize your favorite fiction story by answering the following question.

1. What is the title of the story?

2. Who are the main characters in the story?

3. When and where did the story happen?

4. What was the problem?

5. How was the problem solved?

6. How did the story end?