Objective Summary of Informational Text

The purpose of _______________________ is to help you better understand the text or to show your understanding of the text.

• central idea

• summarizing

• reading

• answering

What is a summary?

• A brief statement in your own words about the text. 

• When you state 

  just the facts and leave out your thoughts, feelings, and opinions.

• The main focus of the text.  

• The 

  details and facts 

  that 

  support and develop the central idea.

Select what you should NOT include in an objective summary.

• Your opinions, reactions, or judgements

• The central idea of the text

• Exact quotes from the text

• Minor details or interesting facts

What does it mean to be objective?

• A brief statement in your own words about the text. 

• When you state 

  just the facts and leave out your thoughts, feelings, and opinions.

• The main focus of the text.  

• The 

  details and facts 

  that 

  support and develop the central idea.

a brief account of a text's central or main points, themes, or ideas that is free of bias, prejudice, and personal opinion and does not incorporate outside information

• objective summary

• citation

• conclusion

• hypothesis

a nonfiction text whose purpose is to provide information about or explain a topic

• informational text

• literary text

• fiction

• non-fiction

the unifying concept within an informational text to which other elements and ideas relate

• central idea

• theme

• author's purpose

• connotation

What is the main purpose of an objective summary?

• To provide a detailed analysis of the text

• To express personal opinions about the text

• To give a brief and unbiased overview of the text

• To compare the text with other texts

Which of the following should NOT be included in an objective summary?

• The central idea of the text

• Personal opinions and interpretations

• Key supporting details

• The main points of the text

What is an informational text?

• A text that tells a fictional story

• A text that provides information about a topic

• A text that expresses the author's emotions

• A text that uses poetic language