When summarizing , you should NEVER include....

important supporting details that go with the central ideas

the title, author, and text type

It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now. The Summary of this passage is:

Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.

The camels were swatting flies with their tails.

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife. The Summary of this passage is:

There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

There are a lot of cows in Texas.

Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.

There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable . The Summary of this passage is:

The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.

San Francisco has many neat things to do.

Many people choose to live in California.

Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream. The Summary of this passage is:

Jason really wanted to play third base.

Jason was the best player on his team.

Jason had trouble catching ground balls.

Jason was too lazy to practice.

The first book Chris read in fifth grade was about a lost kitten. Then he read a book about a family of bears, and then he read about a wild kangaroo in Australia. It seems every book Chris reads is about animals. Last week he found a good book about snakes and reptiles, and another book about elephants. Today Chris went to the library, and he checked out a book about dolphins, whales and other animals that live in the sea. The Summary of this passage is:

Chris reads a lot of books about animals.

Dolphins and whales live in the sea.

Summarize 1 YouTube Red members now get an additional exciting feature: YouTube Red Originals. YouTube Red members now have access to original movies and series created by YouTubers. The goal of YouTube Red Originals is to create longer video experiences that have bigger and bolder stories. It also gives YouTubers an opportunity to pursue their dreams even more!

YouTube Red Originals are series and movies that YouTube creators provide for Red members.

YouTube Red Originals allows users to create big, bold stories.

YouTube Red Originals allow Youtubers to follow their goals and dreams online.

Youtube is adding new features to their site to make it more exciting for users.

Summarize 2 Every Snapchat user is familiar with stories, as it is a way to experience what is currently happening all over the world. Story Explorer goes way beyond the snaps featured in a story. If you see a moment that excites you, swipe up to see more snaps from different perspectives.

Story Explorer is a feature on Snapchat that allows users to swipe up to see different perspectives.

Snapchat users experience stories from all of the world.

When there are exciting moments on Snapchat, people can use the new feature to swipe up.

Snapchat users are excited to see more snaps from different perspectives.

Summarize 3 Ever wonder how Facebook decides what’s on your News Feed? You actually have a lot to do with this! Facebook staff noticed that the things users clicked on from News Fed was interesting to them. Basically News Feed is a method for Facebook to see how likely users are to click on an article and how long they will spend reading it. From this, you will see more stories that are interesting to you!

Facebook controls News Feed according to articles read and how long people read them.

Individuals are mostly in control of what articles show up on their News Feed.

News Feed is a way for Facebook to see what people are interested in.

Only stories that are interesting to you will pop up on your News Feed.

Summarize 4 It’s very obvious that pictures are a core part of the entire Twitter experience. Because of this, pictures should and now are accessible to everyone including those who are visually impaired! Users can now add descriptions (alt text) to images in Tweets. Those who are visually impaired can access the descriptions through their screen readers and braille displays.

Pictures are now accessible to everyone including those who are visually impaired.

Pictures are essential to fully experience twitter.

Using alt text will help you add descriptions to your images on your twitter account.

Pictures should be accessible to everyone, even on social media.

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.

The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.

Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.

Summaries

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CCSS

RL.4.2, RI. 9-10.2, RI.4.9

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When summarizing a story you must include...

Everything that happened

The most important information

An inference

My background knowledge

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A summary should be written in your own words.

True

False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You should only include the main events or ideas from the passage when writing a summary.

True

False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

using your own words

summary being shorter than the text

exact words from the text

including main ideas only

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which best describes a summary?

a really long detailed piece of writing

the entire text told in your own words

a dumb thing that teachers make you write

the main ideas and important details of a text

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean to summarize?

to retell as much information as possible from the text

to give my opinion on the text

to write a blurb, encouraging people to read the text

to tell the main idea and important details of a text in your own words

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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When summarizing a story you must include...

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A summary should be written in your own words.

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

Which best describes a summary?

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Summaries are usually....

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