Summary + CER Terms

What is a short paragraph that communicates the main idea or the main events of a text?

• main idea

• ELA CER

• a summary

• a paraphrase

What is the definition of the "main idea"?

• what the passage is mostly about

• a statement that can be proved

• a type of literature

• a way to introduce your answer

Subjective means...

• based on personal feelings/opinions

• factual or not based on personal feelings/opinions

Objective means...

• based on personal feelings/opinions

• factual or not based on personal feelings/opinions

What is a "personal belief or view about something"?

• a fact

• an opinion

What is "a statement that can be proved"?

• an opinion

• a fact

What is a paraphrase?

• a restatement of text in your own words.

• an exact copy of the text using quotation marks.

What is a quotation?

• a restatement of the text in your own words.

• an exact copy of the text using quotation marks.

What is "nonfiction text written to share factual information"?

• informational

• literature

Articles, essays, textbooks, etc. would be considered...

• informational text

• literature