Summarization

​Summarization

By Carly Howell

​10.5(D) Summarize texts in a way that maintains meaning and logical order.

Multiple Select

Which of the following should be included in a summary?

• the main idea

• small details

• key details

• personal opinions

• word-for-word chunks of text

Summarization Do's and Don't's

• Include too many details

• Copy chunks of the text word-for-word

• Insert an analysis

• Make it too long or vague

Do Not

• Identify the main idea

• Locate KEY details

• Use your own words

• Stay brief

• Remain objective

​Do

​Summarization Tips

​Who - Who/what is the subject/main character?
What - What are they doing/What is happening?
But - What is the problem?
So - What is done to solve the problem?
Then - How does it end?

Watch the following video and answer the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

From WHOSE perspective is this "story" told?

• The elderly woman

• The young boy

Multiple Choice

WHAT did the elderly woman want?

• She wanted to listen to her music.

• She wanted to get to know the boy.

• She wanted to eat her snack.

• She wanted to share her snack.

Multiple Choice

BUT what happened?

• She thought the boy took her snack.

• The boy tried to make her listen to his music.

• The boy wouldn't let her sit on the bench.

• She lost her snack.

Multiple Choice

SO what did she do?

• She missed her train because she was looking for her snack.

• She willingly let the boy eat her snack.

• She listened to the boy's music.

• She became angry with the boy, and ate his snack.

Multiple Choice

THEN what happened?

• She realized that her snack was in her purse the whole time.

• She stole the boys phone because she liked his playlist.

• She chased the train after she found her snack.

• She became sad because he ate her whole snack.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an appropriate detail from the video to include in a summary?

• The elderly woman was very hungry.

• The young boy was listening to music.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best summary for the short film "Snack Attack"?

• A hungry, elderly woman buys a snack before boarding her train. While waiting, she believes the young man next her has stole her snack. She gets angry and tries to take them back. Ultimately, she discovers that her own cookies were in her purse the whole time.

• A young boy is listening to his music when he is disturbed by an elderly woman who thinks he is up to no good. She stares at him a lot, but he remains unbothered by her glare. He is very invested in his playlist.

• A hungry elderly woman hurls herself at a vending machine to get a snack. She goes outside to eat it on a bench when she sees a kid with a mohawk. The kid is listening to loud music and she is obviously annoyed with him. She gets even angrier when he takes her snacks. She tries to eat them first, but he is too fast. She is disappointed that someone else has eaten her snacks, but she gets on the train only to find out that her snacks are still in her purse.

• An elderly woman gets robbed at a train station and doesn't get to eat her snack.

Watch the following video and answer the question that follows.

Open Ended

Create a summary of the video we just watched. Remember:

Who - Who/what is the subject/main character?
What - What are they doing/What is happening?
But - What is the problem?
So - What is done to solve the problem?
Then - How does it end?

Open Ended

Write a summary of your favorite movie. Start by inserting the title. Then write a summary so that your classmates must guess what the movie is. Movies must be school appropriate and the summaries must also be appropriate. (No crude language, pop culture references, or "brain rot")