Summary Practice

The 'Where' is...

• the time the action takes place
• what the who/subject does
• the place the action in the text takes place or the setting
• just a place

The 'who/subject' is....

• the person or thing a text or article is about
• The date the article is happening
• where the stuff takes place
• What happens in the article or text

What is a summary?

• a short explanation of a text
• a persuasive argument about a text
• a movie based off of a book
• a theme or universal lesson

What is a summary?

• Brief statement/paragraph that includes the important information from a text

• Supporting Details with examples

• Random information thrown together

• Main Idea

A summary does what?

• nothing
• tells an opinion
• makes an educated guess
• is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

Summaries help me...

• understand what I'm reading
• write about what I read
• include the key points of a text
• all of the above

Is this a good summary: In the story, "My Dog", A boy named Robert adopts a dog during Christmas Eve Night. But the dog does not like the man. Though after spending time together, they develop an understanding.

• No, because it has an exclamation in the end.

• Yes, because it includes the names, setting, and how the problem was fixed.

• No, because there is too much detail and summaries aren't supposed to have a bunch.

• Yes, because I just like the way it is written

What is the best summary?

• The only popular foods are healthy foods.

• All fast food is junk food.

• Fried potatoes are a healthy choice.

• There are healthy ways to eat at fast food restaurants.

Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.
The Summary of this passage is:

• Jason really wanted to play third base.
• Jason was the best player on his team.
• Jason had trouble catching ground balls.
• Jason was too lazy to practice.

The first book Chris read in fifth grade was about a lost kitten. Then he read a book about a family of bears, and then he read about a wild kangaroo in Australia. It seems every book Chris reads is about animals. Last week he found a good book about snakes and reptiles, and another book about elephants. Today Chris went to the library, and he checked out a book about dolphins, whales and other animals that live in the sea.
The Summary of this passage is:

• Chris likes kangaroos.
• Chris is in the fifth grade.
• Chris reads a lot of books about animals.
• Dolphins and whales live in the sea.