Writing Summaries
Published on Dec 22, 2015
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Summaries
Summaries are shortened versions of an original text, including the central idea of the text and supporting details.
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Central idea:
The main message the author of the text wants you to remember, learn, understand, or take away
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Supporting Evidence:
Details in the text that give you clues about what the central idea is.
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Types of Supporting Evidence (informational texts)
Dates, people, problems, situations, steps, definitions, plans.
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Types of Supporting Evidence (fictional texts)
Characters, setting, problem in the story, falling action, climax, resolution.
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KEY POINTS
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BEFORE READING
- Read title.
- Read sub-headings
- Underline title
- Circle author
- Predict. This text will be about...
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DURING READING
- Underline words that connect to title
- Underline and use the hashtag #evidence
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AFTER READING
- Look at your hashtags
- Answer: how are all these connected?
- Complete: "the central idea of this text is..."
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