Summary

A summary does what?

• nothing
• tells an opinion
• makes an educated guess
• is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

Summaries help me...

• understand what I'm reading
• write about what I read
• include the key points of a text
• all of the above

"I only write summaries in middle school, I will never need these skills in college."

• True
• False

"Summaries are not important to reading, only writing."

• True
• False

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
The Summary of this passage is:

• There are a lot of cows in Texas.
• There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
•  Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
•  There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

How long is your summary

• Long
• Short
• whole book
• Almanac

When writing an informational summary one must include: 

• supporting details and facts
• your opinion of the text
• the characters, plot and setting
• 5W's and 1H

When writing a literary summary what must you include: 

• your favorite part of the text
• details and facts
• all parts of the literary text
• character, plot, setting