Cornell Notes- Summarizing

What word means "not using your own biases or opinions"?

• Summary

• Opinion

• Purpose

• Objective

A _______________ is what someone thinks about something

• fact

• objective

• opinion

• purpose

True or false: You should use the author's exact words, not your own, to write a summary

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of a fact?

• George Washington was the first president of the United States.

• George Washington was the best president we ever had!

Which of the following (select all that apply) are examples of questions you should ask yourself before summarizing?

• Who or what is it about?

• What happened?

• Where did it happen?

• When did it happen?

• Do I agree with the author's opinion?

Summarizing means...?

• finding the central idea

• retelling just the main facts of the text in your own words

• writing out all of the supporting details for the central idea

• listing everything that happened in a test from beginning to end

Which should be longer?

• A Summary

• A Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which must you find or develop FIRST?

• Summary

• Main Idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

True or False: An objective summary contains only the facts from the text

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

The purpose of summarizing is to...?

• to show that you understand the central idea of the text

• to help you find the central idea and its supporting details

• help you better understand the text, or to show your understanding of the text

• to show that you understand the structure of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2