Summarizing

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Which best describes a summary?

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the main ideas and important details of a text

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Summaries help me...

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all of the above

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What is a key detail?

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An important point in the text that can help us find the main idea

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What is central idea?

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what the author is saying about the topic

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What should a summary do?

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Answer the 5 W's: who, what, when, where, and why.

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How should you write your summary?

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In your own words with complete sentences.

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What can you summarize?

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anything you read or watch

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What is the first step to summarizing a passage?

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Carefully reading through and understanding the passage so you can make a better summary.

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When a question says "Which summary is the best," that means I should choose the one that comes closest to being perfect.

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true

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

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False