Nonfiction Summaries

Which of the following are true of good nonfiction summaries?

• Only include information from the text.

• Do not include opinions.

• Include only the most important information.

• Are not copied directly from the text.

• Include the problem (conflict) and solution.

Which Summary contains opinions?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which Summary contains too many unimportant details?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which summary includes information copied directly from the text?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which summary includes too few details?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What do all of these summaries have in common?

• They all have something wrong with them.

• They can all be fixed by taking out just 1-2 sentences.

• They all only include information from the text.

• They all include information that was not found in the source text.

Which summary would be easiest to turn into a good nonfiction summary? How?