include the key points of a text

is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife. The Summary of this passage is:

There are many different, varied parts of Texas.

There are a lot of cows in Texas.

Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.

There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

San Francisco is located on the coast of California in an area often called the Bay Area. The weather is generally very mild, seldom getting really cold or really hot. Its mild climate is one reason many people live there. It seldom snows in San Francisco and generally does not get below freezing during the winter. Even in the middle of summer, temperatures may be in the mid 80s with a cool breeze from the bay keeping the weather very comfortable. The Summary of this passage is:

The weather in San Francisco is generally very mild.

San Francisco has many neat things to do.

Many people choose to live in California.

What is the primary purpose of summarizing nonfiction texts?

To condense information and highlight key points

To rewrite the text in your own words

When summarizing a nonfiction text, which element is most important to include?

The main ideas and supporting details

The length of the original text

Summarizing Nonfiction

Quiz

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English

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6th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.6.2, RL.6.2, RI.7.2

+4

Standards-aligned

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What strategy should you use when writing a summary?

act like an airline pilot

stare at the wall

hope that something gets written

act like a reporter

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All nonfiction summary contents should be....

subjective

objective

lame

ridiculously funny

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You should look for any key words or phrases in the text to use in your summary. Which would be an example a key word or phrase?

title

author

headings

main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The _ is the main point of each paragraph or section of the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The middle sentences of your summary should contain....... (click all that apply)

title of the text

5W's & H

key points/support/examples

repeated words or phrases

closing sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The closing sentence is the last sentence of your objective summary. It does what?

wraps up the ideas

introduces new ideas

contains the title of the article

talks about something completely irrelevant

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Summaries must be _______ and not have any opinions.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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Summarizing Nonfiction

15 questions

What strategy should you use when writing a summary?

All nonfiction summary contents should be....

You should look for any key words or phrases in the text to use in your summary. Which would be an example a key word or phrase?

The _ is the main point of each paragraph or section of the text.

The middle sentences of your summary should contain....... (click all that apply)

The closing sentence is the last sentence of your objective summary. It does what?

Summaries must be _______ and not have any opinions.

Summaries help me...

What does BME stand for?

A summary does what?

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Summarizing Nonfiction

15 questions

What strategy should you use when writing a summary?

All nonfiction summary contents should be....

You should look for any key words or phrases in the text to use in your summary. Which would be an example a key word or phrase?

The ______ _______ is the main point of each paragraph or section of the text.

The middle sentences of your summary should contain....... (click all that apply)

The closing sentence is the last sentence of your objective summary. It does what?

Summaries must be _______ and not have any opinions.

Summaries help me...

What does BME stand for?

A summary does what?

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