Objective Summary Review

What are the two things an objective summary should never have?

• Supporting ideas and opinions
• The word "I" and your opinion
• Facts and Statistics
• The author's name and title of the article

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

What is the purpose for using transitional words?

• To create more work
• To become a successful writer
• To help your reader follow your ideas
• To create a disconnect

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CCSS.W.8.1C

CCSS.W.8.2C

CCSS.W.8.3C

Which is NOT an example of a transition word?

• Also
• For example
• And
• Finally

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CCSS.W.8.2C

CCSS.W.8.3C

What does "objective" mean?

• No opinions or reactions, just the facts.
• Giving your personal reflections on the topic. 
• No statistics used to support the idea.
• Having plenty of evidence to support your opinion.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

Does the meaning of the text change when you write an objective summary?

• No, it's shorter but has the same meaning.
• Yes, of course the meaning changes because someone else is writing it.
• It depends on the material and who originally wrote it. 

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The first part of your topic sentence should do what?

• Use a verb that communicated the purpose the author had.
• Explain the main idea.
• Summarize what we're about to read.
• Identify the text (author and source)

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CCSS.W.8.2A

The second part of your topic sentence should do what?

• Explain the main idea of the text. 
• Identify the text (author and source)
• Use a verb that communicates the purpose of the text. 
• Tell a short summary about what the audience is about to read. 

What should the third piece of your topic sentence do?

• Explain the central idea of the text. 
• Use a verb that communicates the purpose of the original text. 
• Tell the audience a short summary about what they're about to read. 
• Identify the text (author and source)

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

An objective summary should

• include quotes from the text.
• be brief, accurate, and objective.
• include small details from the text.
• include the reader's opinion of the text.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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

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

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2