Summarizing Literary Text

When you write a summary, which details do you need to include?

• All of them

• Important Major Details

• Minor Details

• None

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Should you ask yourself who, what, when, where, why, and how when you are searching for details for your summary?

• Yes

• No

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What should a summary include?

• Important Details

• Main Characters

• Setting and Plot

• Problem and Solution

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

During a baseball game on Tuesday, the two teams were tied 2-2 from the third inning. The teams went through the sixth inning still tied. The game came down to the seventh inning where the home team hit a homerun, winning the game. What is the best summary of this short story?

• There was a baseball game on Tuesday.

• The two teams were tied 2-2.

• The home baseball team won the game on Tuesday with a home run.

• Both teams played on Wednesday and the visitor team won.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Sally was invited to her friend Jacey's birthday party. Sally was excited to go, and she even got a new outfit for the special occasion. The entire third grade was going to be there. This was one issue: Sally needed to get Jacey a birthday gift, and the vanilla perfume she had picked out, was already bought by Mary. What was Sally going to do? She decided to be creative and make Jacey a birthday card. She also bought Jacey a candle in her favorite scent: vanilla. What is the best summary of the passage?

• Sally was invited to Jacey's birthday party and needed a gift.

• Sally was going to bring Jacey a vanilla candle for her birthday, but it was already bought by Mary. Sally decided to bring Jacey a birthday card and vanilla canlde instead.

• Mary bought the vanilla perfume for Jacey.

• The birthday party was going to be huge because the entire third grade will be there.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The Super Bowl is predicted to be a huge game. The fans are eager to see who will win. Tim and his friends are planning to watch the big game this Sunday at Tim's house. However, Tim did not have a large enough TV for all of his friends to watch. Tim decided to be creative and use a white sheet and a projector to make the "TV" bigger. THe game was a success, and Tim's and his friends' favorite team won the game. What is the best summary?

• Tim was having a Super Bowl watch party.

• Time needed a bigger TV for the Super Bowl game and decided to use a white sheet and a projector to make a bigger "TV".

• Tim and his friends were shopping for a big TV for the Super Bowl.

• Tim and his friends bought a new tv for the super bowl, and it was too small.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

What is the BEST choice for a summaries' job?

• answers quality questions about the text

• summaries the author's intentions

• gives a better understanding of the text

• makes a short version of the passage

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

How long is a summary?

• Short with important details from the text

• Long so all the details will be included

• Same length as the text

• Longer than the text

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CCSS.RI.4.2

When making a chart before writing a summary, what is a detail that you do NOT need?

• Minor details

• Characters

• Setting

• Solution

Should a summary include accurate details from the text?

• No

• The person makes up their own details.

• The details do not matter

• Yes

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