Summarizing and Paraphrasing

Summarizing a text is to take the most _______ information from a text and write it in a _______ manner.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Paraphrasing a text may be just as long as the original but is written using one's ______ words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

True or False

I can write a summary without reading all of the original text.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

GIST= means

______ ______

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Writing a GIST summary is best for summarizing expository texts like....

• novels.

• fables.

• newspapers.

• plays.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The 3 steps to writing a GIST summary are

1. Read the passage and then skim it, underlining ____, _____, ______, ______, _______, and _______.

2. Fill out the _______ organizer.

3. Orgnize the ideas to write a summary that includes the title, author, ______ and _______ details.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2