RI2-Summary

What does brief mean?

• long and wordy

• lots of details

• short

What should a summary NEVER include? (CAREFUL: check all answers that apply)

• personal opinions/judgements ("I" statements)

• quotes from the text we're summarzing

• 5-6 sentences

• questions

What should you be doing while reading a text you plan to summarize? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

• highlighting main ideas

• skimming/not paying attention completely

• make notes about what you notice / important points

Which of these is a text structure for nonfiction writing?

• simple sentences

• compare & contrast

• Big idea, little idea

What is included in the topic sentence for your summary? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

• type/title of what you're summarizing

• where you read the text

• an author verb for what they are doing in the text

• what the overall topic is

• the big idea about the overall topic

True or False: All the information you choose to write about in the summary should be in your own words.

• True

• False

What are some mistakes that I've made in the red summary on the right? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY- hint, there are 4 listed here)

• too brief, should write more

• Does not give the title of what is being summarized

• Uses quotes from the source

• Uses Opinions/judgments/"I" Statements

• Includes a question