Summarizing STAAR

_____ is significantly shorter than the original text

• A paraphrase

• A summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

For _____, you need to use your own words

• a paraphrase

• a summary

• both

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

_____ includes only main ideas.

• A paraphrase

• A summary

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

_____ restates the original text in your own words.

• A paraphrase

• A summary

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

____ does not include your own opinion

• A paraphrase

• A summary

• Both

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

For ___, you must cite your source

• a summary

• a paraphrase

• both

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Choose the best paraphrase: Cannon Beach is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

• Cannon Beach is seen by thousands of tourists every year.

• Thousands of visitors go to Cannon beach every year.

• Cannon Beach is a popular tourist spot.

• People travel to Cannon Beach to look for work.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the best summary of the text?

• The Titanic was a great ship that did not carry lifeboats. It didn't carry lifeboats because the ship was supposed to be unsinkable. One night, the Titanic hit an iceberg, and it sank.

• The Titanic was a well-built ship that was mistakenly thought to be unsinkable.

• The Titanic was a large ship that many people thought would be unsinkable. Unfortunately, it hit an iceberg and sank.

• Although it was considered to be an unsinkable ship, the Titanic did not have enough lifeboats to save its passengers when it hit an iceberg and sank.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

How are paraphrasing and summarizing different?

• Paraphrasing is longer and more detailed.

• Paraphrasing and summarizing are exactly the same.

• A summary uses your own words, but a paraphrase does not.

• A summary is closer to the original text.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why should you summarize or paraphrase information more than using direct quotes?

• To give information in an original way.

• To give information in a clearer and simpler way.

• To make your writing your own.

• All of these

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9