Identifying Objective Summaries

What are the two things an objective summary should never have?

• Supporting ideas and opinions
• The word "I" and your opinion
• Facts and Statistics
• The author's name and title of the article

What is the purpose for using transitional words?

• To create more work
• To become a successful writer
• To help your reader follow your ideas
• To create a disconnect

Which is NOT an example of a transition word?

• Also
• For example
• And
• Finally

What does "objective" mean?

• No opinions or reactions, just the facts.
• Giving your personal reflections on the topic. 
• No statistics used to support the idea.
• Having plenty of evidence to support your opinion.

Does the meaning of the text change when you write an objective summary?

• No, it's shorter but has the same meaning.
• Yes, of course the meaning changes because someone else is writing it.
• It depends on the material and who originally wrote it. 

The first part of your topic sentence should do what?

• Use a verb that communicated the purpose the author had.
• Explain the main idea.
• Summarize what we're about to read.
• Identify the text (author and source)

The second part of your topic sentence should do what?

• Explain the main idea of the text. 
• Identify the text (author and source)
• Use a verb that communicates the purpose of the text. 
• Tell a short summary about what the audience is about to read. 

What should the third piece of your topic sentence do?

• Explain the central idea of the text. 
• Use a verb that communicates the purpose of the original text. 
• Tell the audience a short summary about what they're about to read. 
• Identify the text (author and source)

An objective summary should

• include quotes from the text.
• be brief, accurate, and objective.
• include small details from the text.
• include the reader's opinion of the text.

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

• using your own words
• summary being shorter than the text
• quotes words from the text
• including main ideas only