Objective Summary RL/RI8.2

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.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.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.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

What things should not be included in an objective summary?

• Supporting ideas and opinions

• The word "I," your opinion, cited text evidence

• Facts and Statistics

• The author's name and title of the article

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CCSS.RI.8.2

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.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Statement that is completely unbiased is...

• Subjective
• Objective
• Personal
• Nonobjective

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CCSS.RI.8.2

If you're asked to write an objective summary, which of the following should you avoid?

• Listing the major events of the story/article

• Choosing only the most important parts

• Explaining your thoughts about the story/article

• Stating the central conflict of the story/article

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

a shortened retelling of the important parts of a text or story

• Review

• Paraphrase

• Summary

• There is no correct answer

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Facts. Unbiased. Does not  not include opinion.

• objective
• subjective
• none

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Fill in the blank: In order to write a/an _____ you must know the _____.

• objective summary ... central idea(s)

• objective summary ... supporting details

• central idea(s) ... objective summary

• supporting details ... objective summary

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CCSS.RI.8.2

How do you start an objective summary?

• With the statement "This is an objective summary."

• Name it (Title, type of work, author)

• With an opinion

• Describe it (what the central/main idea is)

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2