Summaries and Analysis

What is a summary?

• a report of what you have read, in your own words.
• when you go beyond the written words to explore intentions, meanings, motivations and reactions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following can be used in an analysis? (There's more than one answer!)

• Allegory
• Characters
• Imagery
• Tone

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an analysis?

• when you go beyond the written words to explore intentions, meanings, motivations and reactions.
• a report of what you have read, in your own words.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does a summary include?

• The thesis or main argument of the paper
• A brief overview of the text
• Third-person point of view
• All of these

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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

True or False: An analysis includes a full summary of the text

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Have you read something similar to "The Devil & Tom Walker" in the past? If so, what was it?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which answer best describes a summary?

• offers an interpretation of a story
• presents the main points of a story
• explains the significance of the story
• analyzes a main theme in the story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is an example of analyzing a story?

• The students worked together to understand what it meant.

• The main character started as a shy girl.

• The detective wanted to solve the case.

• The bad person in the story wasn't just bad.

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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