Summary

What is the difference between retelling and summarizing?

• A summary is a long detailed paragraph and a 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.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How long should a summary be?

• a full page
• half of a page
• one sentence
• 3-5 sentences

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.W.4.4

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

• characters
• solution
• details and facts
• conflict

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.W.3.2B

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

• text features
• story elements
• topic
• details

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.W.3.2A

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

• using your own words
• summary being shorter than the text
• exact words from the text
• including main ideas only

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which best describes a summary?

• a really long detailed piece of writing
• the entire text told in your own words
• a dumb thing that teachers make you write
• the main ideas and important details of a text

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.SL.3.2