Summarize Nonfiction Texts

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

• predicting

• concluding

• summarzing

• judging

Summaries help me...

• Understand what I'm reading

• Include the key points of a text

• Write about what I read

• All of the above

When writing a summary for an INFORMATIONAL text, what is a good thing to include?

• characters

• details

• theme

• conflict

When writing a summary, it is okay to include any opinions or background knowledge you have on the topic.

• True

• False

A summary of a nonfiction text should:

• Be longer than the original text

• Include the reader's opinions and thoughts

• Be a brief overview of the main idea and key details

• Focus on minor details and descriptions

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 does it mean to identify the main idea of a nonfiction text?

• To list all the facts presented by the author

• To find the most important thought that the author wants to convey

• To memorize the dates and names mentioned in the text

• To rewrite the text in your own words

Which of the following should NOT be included in a nonfiction summary?

• Your opinion

• The title of the article you read

• Main points or details

• keywords and phases

Squids are one of the oceans coolest creatures. They protect themselves in a very unique way. Rather than using venom, teeth, or strength, squids use black ink. When this creature feels as if it is being threatened by predator, it simply releases this ink. The ink makes the water around it cloudy and dark. The murky water allows the squid to escape its predator by using their arms and siphon to propel itself.

What is the best summary of the selection?

• When a quid feels threatened, they let out dark stuff that helps hide them. When they are hidden, they cannot be eaten by their predators.

• Squids are the coolest ocean animal. Unlike most other ocean animals, these creatures use a different method of escaping their predators.

• Squids do not use venom or teeth to escape their predators. They use black ink.

• Squids are unique by the way they protect themselves from predators. They use black ink that makes the water cloudy and hard to see. While the water is cloudy, the squid swims away.

TRUE OR FALSE: Nonfiction summaries should have exact quotes, word for word, from the text

• True

• False