Main Idea & Summarizing

What is a summary?

• a short explanation of a text
• a persuasive argument about a text
• a movie based off a book
• a theme or universal lesson

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

You should write your summary

• in your own words with complete sentences
• in a secret language that your make up
• in one draft without revising
• in fragments without punctuation

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.W.5.4

CCSS.W.5.8

Which of the following statements is TRUE about SUMMARIZING?

• A summary should include many story details.

• A summary is always found in the first sentence of a paragraph or chapter.

• A summary should always be fiction.

• A summary is what the passage is mostly about.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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.

What is the main idea of this passage?

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Descriptions of people, places, or things that support the main idea are called:

• main ideas

• details

• subjects

• opinions

Which question would be most helpful for figuring out the main idea of a book?

• what is the main thing that the author wants to say?

• what else do I know about the subject?

• who is the author of the passage?

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the main idea?

• Its the authors point of view
• Is what the passage is mostly about
• It is the sequence of the story.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

There are many fun things to do at the beach.  Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach.  Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed.  Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun.  It is also fun to look for shells.  Some people simply like to sunbathe.
What is the main idea?

• There are many fun things to do at the beach.
• It is also fun to look for shells.
• Some people simply like to sunbathe.
• Going to the beach to swim can be fun.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Where is the main idea found in a passage?

• Always in the first sentence.

• It can be in the first or last sentence.

• It is never stated in the passage.

• Always in the last sentence.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

All of the following help readers find the main idea EXCEPT:

• Pictures

• Titles

• Repeated words

• Setting