Summarizing

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What is a summary?

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A short explanation of a text.

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What is the first step to summarizing a passage?

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Carefully reading through and understanding the passage so you can make a better summary.

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When would you most likely summarize a book?

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When you want to tell a friend the gist or main ideas of a book.

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What does it mean to summarize?

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To give a brief statement of the main points of a text.

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Why is it important to summarize?

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It helps to understand and remember the main ideas of a text.

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What should you include in a summary?

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The main ideas and key details of the text.

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What is the difference between a summary and a review?

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A summary explains the main points, while a review gives an opinion about the text.

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What is a key detail?

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An important piece of information that supports the main idea.

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How can you identify the main idea of a text?

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Look for the topic sentence or the most repeated ideas.

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What is paraphrasing?

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Restating information in your own words.