Writing a Summary Paragraph

A summary includes enough details to tell the important ideas, but not too many unimportant details.

• True

• False

Which best describes a summary?

• a really long detailed piece of writing

• the entire text told in your own words

• a dumb thing that teachers make you write

• the main ideas and important details of the beginning, middle, and end of a passage.

You should write your summary . . .

• in your own words with complete sentences

• in a secret language that you make up

• in one draft without revising

• in fragments without punctuation

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

A summary should present the ideas from the article in the same order as they are written in the article.

• true

• false

Below are the guidelines for summarizing EXCEPT …

• Should be written in your own words.

• Acknowledges the source of the text.

• Includes examples and opinions.

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

• Summary being shorter than the text.

• Exact words from the text.

• Including main ideas only.

A good introductory sentence for a summary should include the following EXCEPT

• The title of the article or source.

• States the reader’s opinion.

• The general overview of the article.

A summary includes the following

• central idea and supporting details

• opinions, background, direct quotes from the text, PEEL

• central idea, supporting details, and text evidence

• the point, evidence, explanation and link

What is the primary purpose of writing a summary paragraph?

• To provide a detailed analysis of the text

• To express personal opinions about the text

• To condense the main ideas of the text

• To rewrite the text in a different style