When you write the events you'll want to paraphrase them. Paraphrasing means...

to change the wording to your own words

to reduce to five sentences or less

What is the purpose for using transitional words?

To help your reader follow your ideas

Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?

The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.

The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.

The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.

The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.

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.

The first part of your topic sentence should do what?

Identify the text (author and source)

Use a verb that communicated the purpose the author had.

Summarize what we're about to read.

The second part of your topic sentence (introductory sentence in the summary) should do what?

Use an instruction verb that communicates the purpose of the text.

Explain the main idea of the text.

Identify the text (author and source)

Tell a short summary about what the audience is about to read.

What should the third piece of your topic sentence do?

Explain the central idea of the text.

Use a verb that communicates the purpose of the original text.

Tell the audience a short summary about what they're about to read.

Identify the text (author and source)

What information is needed in the topic sentence of your summary?

Article title, source, author, year, overall topic

Article title, source, author, year

To show each main idea, how should you start your sentence?

With a Transition, Author, Year

How many main idea sentences should you have in your summary?

One for each main section/idea of the article

How long should your summary be?

1/3 the length of the original article.

The same length as the original article.

Half the length of the original article.

1/4 the length of the original article.

What information should you include in the concluding sentence of your summary?

Transition, Author, Year, Summary of Author's Conclusion

Transition, Author, Year, Overall Topic

Summary writing

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English

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4th Grade - University

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.8.2, RI.7.2, RL.5.2

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32 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A summary does what?

nothing

tells an opinion

makes an educated guess

is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Summaries help me...

understand what I'm reading

write about what I read

include the key points of a text

all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or false: Summaries should be longer than the story you are talking about.

True (Yes, it should be longer)

False (It should be shorter)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The Summary of this passage is:

Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.

Jill loves Mexican food.

The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.

Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A summary is ________________.

Long

Short

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

using your own words

summary being shorter than the text

quotes words from the text

including main ideas only

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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A summary does what?

Summaries help me...

True or false: Summaries should be longer than the story you are talking about.

A summary is ________________.

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

Does the meaning of the text change when you write an objective summary?

When you write the events you'll want to paraphrase them. Paraphrasing means...

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

_____ restates the original text in your own words.

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