Summarizing Practice

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What can you summarize?

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Anything you read or watch.

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Why does summarizing build critical-thinking skills?

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Because you’re evaluating the text to decide what’s most important.

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What detail should be cut from a summary?

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Opinions that are not factual, such as 'the funniest book in the world'.

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What is the structure of a newspaper article's first paragraph called?

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Inverted pyramid.

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What does the first paragraph of a newspaper article provide?

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The main ideas of a current event.

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What is a summary?

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A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.

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What is the purpose of summarizing?

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To condense information and highlight the most important details.

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What should you include in a summary of a novel?

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Key events and character developments.

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What is an example of a detail that should not be included in a summary?

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Personal opinions or feelings about the text.

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How can summarizing help with memory retention?

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It organizes information in a way that makes it easier to recall.