Writing a summary includes

Include only the important details

What are great strategies to use to summarize?

Somebody...Wanted..So..But..Then

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

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 had a birthday party with her friends.

Sally ate cupcakes with her friends.

Sally thanked her friends for coming.

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 many different, varied parts of Texas.

There are a lot of cows in Texas.

Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.

There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable . The Summary of this passage is:

The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.

San Francisco has many neat things to do.

Many people choose to live in California.

Summarize 1 YouTube Red members now get an additional exciting feature: YouTube Red Originals. YouTube Red members now have access to original movies and series created by YouTubers. The goal of YouTube Red Originals is to create longer video experiences that have bigger and bolder stories. It also gives YouTubers an opportunity to pursue their dreams even more!

YouTube Red Originals are series and movies that YouTube creators provide for Red members.

YouTube Red Originals allows users to create big, bold stories.

YouTube Red Originals allow Youtubers to follow their goals and dreams online.

Youtube is adding new features to their site to make it more exciting for users.

Summarize 2 Every Snapchat user is familiar with stories, as it is a way to experience what is currently happening all over the world. Story Explorer goes way beyond the snaps featured in a story. If you see a moment that excites you, swipe up to see more snaps from different perspectives.

Story Explorer is a feature on Snapchat that allows users to swipe up to see different perspectives.

Snapchat users experience stories from all of the world.

When there are exciting moments on Snapchat, people can use the new feature to swipe up.

Snapchat users are excited to see more snaps from different perspectives.

Summarize 3 Ever wonder how Facebook decides what’s on your News Feed? You actually have a lot to do with this! Facebook staff noticed that the things users clicked on from News Fed was interesting to them. Basically News Feed is a method for Facebook to see how likely users are to click on an article and how long they will spend reading it. From this, you will see more stories that are interesting to you!

Facebook controls News Feed according to articles read and how long people read them.

Individuals are mostly in control of what articles show up on their News Feed.

News Feed is a way for Facebook to see what people are interested in.

Only stories that are interesting to you will pop up on your News Feed.

Summarize 4 It’s very obvious that pictures are a core part of the entire Twitter experience. Because of this, pictures should and now are accessible to everyone including those who are visually impaired! Users can now add descriptions (alt text) to images in Tweets. Those who are visually impaired can access the descriptions through their screen readers and braille displays.

Pictures are now accessible to everyone including those who are visually impaired.

Pictures are essential to fully experience twitter.

Using alt text will help you add descriptions to your images on your twitter account.

Pictures should be accessible to everyone, even on social media.

Summarize 5 Google Plus is Google’s social platform. There are multiple ways to communicate via Google Plus such as micro-blogging, video-conferencing, and circles. With over 540 million active subscribers, Google Plus is very popular in today’s society. Joining the Google Plus community today will provide a way to communicate in an Innovative way.

Google Plus is Google’s social media platform where people can communicate in many ways.

Google Plus has become a very popular in today's society.

Google Plus has created a community focused on innovation.

Google Plus allows users to video conference, micro-blog, and circles.

Turtles have been around for more than 200 million years. Scientists think they are the most ancient of all reptiles. Turtles live in many places on land and in water. Like all reptiles, they are cold-blooded. Turtles that live where winters are cold usually hibernate. Turtles eat insexts, fish and frogs. They also munch on plants, including fruit and flowers. The largest turtle is the leatherback, which can weigh more than 2,000 pounds! Which title best summarizes this paragraph?

Interesting Facts About Turtles

Summarizing (Nonfiction)

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RL.5.2, RI.4.1, RI.5.1

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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