Summary & Paraphrase Rules

To objectively describe the important ideas of an entire text.

• summarize

• paraphrase

• evidence

• inference

What are some qualities of a good summary?

• It is written in your own words.

• It features key details from the text.

• It has your opinion.

• It is shorter than the original text.

In a summary, is it better to paraphrase or pull quotes from the text?

(a)  

• paraphrase
• quote

Material that supports the central idea of a passage is...

• summarize

• paraphrase

• evidence

• inference

A summary should include in a summary...

• The who, what, when, where, or how

• Only the minor details

• Include dialogue from individual characters

• Important background information

To put the author’s words into your own...

• summarize

• paraphrase

• evidence

• inference