[U.P. - Level 1] SUMMARY

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Summary of

Summary Writing Techniques

1. retells the main ideas of the passage

2. much shorter version

3. include only the STORY ELEMENTS / DETAILS & FACTS​

4. FOUR + (TWO) tips: Who, What, When, Where + (Why & How)

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Multiple Choice

What is a summary?

• A longer retelling of a book based on personal options

• A person who writes and illustrates a book

• A chart that list the key facts of a story

• A short retelling of book or story

Multiple Choice

When writing a summary of a book, story or passage, what should you include?

• All of the characters listed from the beginning to the end

• Some of your own opinions

• Only the most important details from the story

• As many details from the story as possible

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between retelling and summarizing?

• A summary is a long detailed paragraph and retell is not.

• A retell is telling about all the events while a summary only talks about main ideas.

• Retelling and summarizing are the same thing.

• Retelling is a word used for little kids and summarizing is used for big kids.

Multiple Choice

When writing a summary for a INFORMATIONAL text, what is a good thing to consider?

• characters

• solutions

• details and facts

• conflict

Multiple Choice

When writing a summary for LITERARY text, what is a good thing to consider?

• text features

• story elements

• topic

• details

Multiple Choice

What are the SIX things a summary must include?

• Who, What, When, Where, Why and How

• Author, illustrator, copyright, publication date, publisher, number of pages

• The titles of the first six chapters

• Author, author bio, illustrator, copyright, number of pages

Multiple Choice

What best describes a summary?

• a really long detailed piece of writing

• the entire text told your own words

• a dumb thing that teachers make you write

• the main ideas and important details of a text