Summarizing Review

What is a summary?

• a short explanation of a text

• a opinion about a text

• a movie based off on a book

• a theme or universal lesson

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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 all about why you like a book

• when you want to tell a friend the main ideas of a book

• when you are confused about 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

A summary should

• answer the 5 W’s: who, what, when, where and why.

• 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.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following questions should you definitely answer in a summary of the novel Adventures of my Amazing Pet Lizard?

• What’s the lizard's brother's name?

• What happens to your lizard?

• Is Adventures of my Amazing Pet Lizard a good book?

• How long did it take you to read the 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

What detail should be cut from the following summary?

Adventures of My Amazing Pet Lizard is a novel about a a lizard named Robert. It’s really quick to read, and you should read it because it’s the most interesting book in the world.

• the name of the lizard

• the title of the book

• the fact that the book is a novel

• the opinion that it's the most interesting 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

When should you write a draft of your summary?

• immediately after reading the text for the first time

• before coding the text

• before re-reading sections you didn’t understand

• after you’ve read the text, coded it and re-read any sections you didn’t understand

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following is an example of coding while you read?

• looking a word up in the dictionary

• putting an exclamation mark next to interesting information

• designing a new meme in the margin of the text

• re-reading the same page 10-15 times

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RF.5.4C

You should write your summary

• in your own words with complete sentences.

• in a secret language that you make up.

• in one draft without revising.

• in fragments without punctuation.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What can you summarize?

• only novels (chapter books)

• only nonfiction/information texts

• only stories

• 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

The article “The Girls Who Changed Their School” is about three girls who made a positive impact in their struggling school. Which of the following should you include in a summary of this article?

• details about how the students travel to and from each day

• a detail about how the school mascot was chosen

• a brief explanation of how each girl did something good for the school

• your opinion about which girl did the best act of kindness

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2