Understanding Summaries and Main Ideas

What is a summary?

• A detailed analysis of a text

• A brief statement of the main points/ideas of a reading

• A personal opinion about a text

• A list of all the characters in a story

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What should a summary not include?

• Key details

• Personal opinions

• Main ideas

• Important events

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What is the main idea or central idea?

• The least important thought in a text

• A random detail from the text

• The most important or central thought of a paragraph or a larger selection of text

• A minor character's perspective

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How can you find the main idea of a text?

• Ignore the title

• Look at the title and ask questions about the text

• Focus only on the first sentence

• Count the number of paragraphs

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What is one way to find key details?

• Ignore the text

• Share information about a topic

• Focus only on the title

• Skip to the end

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Which phrase would you use to indicate a sequence of events?

• Furthermore

• First, second, third

• Therefore

• Another

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What should you start with when writing a summary?

• Your opinion

• The conclusion

• The author, article title, and main idea

• A question

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Which of the following is NOT a signal word for adding information?

• Another

• Moreover

• Therefore

• Furthermore

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What is the correct order for writing a summary?

• From the end to the beginning

• Randomly

• In order from the beginning to the end

• From the middle to the end

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A summary is ________________.

• Long

• Short

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