Summarizing Nonfiction

What does the term 'nonfiction' mean?

• Fantasy

• Truth

• Mystery

• Fake

Select two examples of nonfiction texts.

• School textbooks

• Novels

• Newspaper articles

• Comic books

Select two elements that should be in a nonfiction summary

• Opinions

• Author's purpose

• Reflection

• News source

Titles of articles should...

• be italicized

• have quotation marks

Summaries should be subjective (include opinions).

• True

• False

It is okay to include sentences directly from the nonfiction text in your summary.

• True

• False

Approximately how many sentences should a nonfiction summary be?

• 3

• 4

• 5-6

• 10

What SHOULD NOT be included in your opening sentence

• News source

• Date article was released

• Author's name

• Author's purpose

What should you pretend to be when summarizing a nonfiction text?

• judge

• lawyer

• reporter

• teacher

Can you include prior knowledge (knowledge you already had) about a subject in your summary?

• Yes

• No