Non Fiction Summary

To write a summary you will need

• The topic, hook, 2 paragraphs

• Main Idea, Context clues

• Main Idea and supporting details

A summary...

• ...includes your thoughts, feelings, and reactions about the text.

• ...is a detailed, lengthy written piece including all the facts.

• ...is a brief, biased piece of writing including important details from the text.

• ...is a brief, unbiased piece of writing including important details from the text.

You should always...

• ...copy the text word-for-word when summarizing.

• ...focus on the key ideas.

• ...write just a little bit about the text.

• ...capture the main ideas.

When you determine the main idea and significant details of a text while condensing information into a short paragraph, you are _____.

• predicting

• summarizing

• evaluating

• judging

What five key questions do you need to consider when writing a summary on a NONFICTION TEXT?​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)  

• Who

• What

• When

• Where

• Why

• Somebody

• Wanted

• Then

What do you include in a summary of a nonfiction passage?

• Everything

• All the facts

• The title

• What is important

When working on a summary, I should always...

• ...make a list.

• ...include my opinion.

• ...use quotes from the text.

• ...restate it in my own words.

I should include approxiamately____ details from the text in my summary.

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 1

Which of the following should we NOT use in our summaries?

• The main idea of the text.

• Inferences we draw from the text.

• Supporting details from the text.

• Connections to other texts.

I feel confident in my abilities to write an effective, non-fiction summary according to 6th-grade standards.

• Yes, I feel confident!

• I may need a refresher first.