ELA Interim Review

What is an objective summary?

• A summary that is based on facts, with no opinions.

• A summary that is based on facts and opinions.

• A summary based on opinions, with no facts.

• A summary based on what you like to do.

Check for Understanding:

Which sentence is written objectively.

Check all that apply:

• Barack Obama is the first black President of the United States of America.

• When Obama became President, it was the biggest and most important election in the history of our country.

• Barack Obama graduated from Harvard University, the best college in America.

• Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States of America.

Define Central Idea.

• A clash between two opposing forces in text.

• What the text is about.

• The highest or most intense point in a narrative.

• The beginning of the story where the characters and setting are introduced.

A text may have more than one central idea, and each paragraph or section has its own central idea.

True or False

• True

• False

Your summary should only include main ideas and key points, not supporting details.

• True

• False

Your summary should be________.

Check all that apply:

• Should be a complete sentence or two.

• Should cover the main point and key ideas.

• Should be in your own words.

• Should just be a word or two.

Before the 1800's, people didn't have right or left shoes. They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet. When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed. They called them "crooked shoes." "What a silly idea," they said. You can tell that shoes before 1800:

• were pretty

• didn't look alike

• didn't fit very well

Before the 1800's, people didn't have right or left shoes. They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet. When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed. They called them "crooked shoes." "What a silly idea," they said. You can tell that shoes before 1800:

• were pretty

• didn't look alike

• didn't fit very well

Tim looked out the window. The house looked so lonely. Tim's father put the last suitcase in the trunk and started up the car. Thor, his dog, put his head on Tim's lap, like he understood how Tim was feeling. "It's okay Thor," he said, "Dad says we will like California." What is happening?

• Tim is sad because his dog doesn't have a house to live in.

• Tim is taking a trip to visit people he doesn't know.

• Tim is taking Thor to live with his grandmother.

• Tim is moving to California with his family.

Joseph and Caitlin were choosing the players for their teams. It was Caitlin's turn to choose, and only Jason was left. Caitlin said, "Jason."

We can infer that…

• Jason was the best player.
• Caitlin wanted Jason on her team.
• Jason was not a very good player.
• Caitlin had a hard time choosing a team member.