Summarizing (Nonfiction)

Read the following passage and then answer the question.
Lisa knew all of the seven dwarfs except one. She remembered Grumpy, Sleepy and Bashful. And of course she couldn't forget Doc and Dopey. Dopey was her favorite. But there was one she just could not remember. Let's see. There's also Sneezy, and that's six. But she could not remember that last one. What was his name?

• Dopey was Lisa's favorite dwarf.
• Lisa could not remember the name of one of the dwarfs.
• There were seven dwarfs in all.
• Lisa had a good memory.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which best describes a summary?

• A really long detailed piece of writing

• The entire text told in your own words

• A silly thing that teachers make you write

• The main ideas and important details of a text

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

A good summary should

• Answer the 5 W's & 1 H: who, what, when, where, why, and how

• Describe the details, but not the main ideas

• Never mention the plot of the text

• Always mention the age of the author

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

When would you most likely summarize a book?

• When you want to forget a book you've read

• When you want to tell a friend your opinion of a book, but not what it was about

• When you want to tell a friend the gist or main ideas of a book

• When you don't understand a vocabulary word you read in a book

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following is NOT part of a summary?

• You use your own words

• You use the exact same words from the text

• It's shorter than the text

• You use main points and supporting details

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

You should write your summary

• In your own words with complete sentences

• In a secret language that you make up

• In two to three words

• In fragments without punctuation

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What can you summarize?

• Novels only

• Nonfiction only

• Movies only

• Anything you read or watch

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Writing a summary includes

• Reading the material

• Begin with the topic sentence

• Include only the important details

• All the above

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What are great strategies to use to summarize?

• Somebody...Wanted..So..But..Then

• Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

• Both

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Sally had a birthday party at her house. She invited lots of friends. They all brought her a present to open. She was excited to share cupcakes with her friends. She thanked everyone for coming before they went home. What is the best summary for this paragraph?

• Sally opened presents.
• Sally ate cupcakes with her friends.
• Sally had a birthday party with her friends.
• Sally thanked her friends for coming.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2