Summarize Nonfiction Texts

Summaries help me...

• Understand what I'm reading

• Include the key points of a text

• Write about what I read

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.4.1

When writing a summary for an INFORMATIONAL text, what is a good thing to include?

• characters

• details

• theme

• conflict

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.W.4.2B

When writing a summary, it is okay to include any opinions or background knowledge you have on the topic.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.2

When you determine the main idea and significant details of a text while condensing information into a short paragraph, you are _____.

• predicting

• concluding

• summarzing

• judging

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

TRUE OR FALSE: Nonfiction summaries should have exact quotes, word for word, from the text

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.W.4.2B

Which of the following should NOT be included in a nonfiction summary?

• Your opinion

• The title of the article you read

• Main points or details

• keywords and phases

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.W.4.2B

Cheetahs are the fastest big cat in the world. They can run up 70 miles per hour- speeds that are equivalent to the speed limit on a highway. One of the main reasons a cheetah can run so fast is because of its build. The cheetah is very slender, light, has long legs, and a long tail. This allows aerodynamics to works in its favor. Speed is also what keeps the cheetah out of danger when being attacked as prey.

• Cheetahs escape their predators by running quickly. Their legs and tails help them run faster. They are the coolest cats on the planet.

• Cheetahs are the fastest animal in the world. They can travel up to highways speeds. Their slender build allows them to run quickly and escape predators that may be after them.

• Cheetahs can travel as fast as cars on the highway. That speed is up to 70 miles per hour!

• Cheetahs are a big cat that can run really fast. Out of all of the big cats you can think of, cheetahs are the fastest. You could never outrun a cheetah.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

Squids are one of the oceans coolest creatures. They protect themselves in a very unique way. Rather than using venom, teeth, or strength, squids use black ink. When this creature feels as if it is being threatened by predator, it simply releases this ink. The ink makes the water around it cloudy and dark. The murky water allows the squid to escape its predator by using their arms and siphon to propel itself.

What is the best summary of the selection?

• When a quid feels threatened, they let out dark stuff that helps hide them. When they are hidden, they cannot be eaten by their predators.

• Squids are the coolest ocean animal. Unlike most other ocean animals, these creatures use a different method of escaping their predators.

• Squids do not use venom or teeth to escape their predators. They use black ink.

• Squids are unique by the way they protect themselves from predators. They use black ink that makes the water cloudy and hard to see. While the water is cloudy, the squid swims away.

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CCSS.RI.4.2