Writing a Summary

What is a summary?

• Retells the main events of the story in a shorter version.

• Tells the people in the story.

• Tells where the story takes place.

• Tells us the theme of the story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.SL.5.2

True or False: In a summary you should include all of the main details from the text.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.W.5.8

A summary is ________________.

• Long

• Short

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.W.5.8

The main idea should be included in a summary.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

A summary includes enough details to tell the important ideas, but not too many unimportant details.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.SL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.8

Which best describes a summary?

• a really long detailed piece of writing

• the entire text told in your own words

• a dumb thing that teachers make you write

• the main ideas and important details of the beginning, middle, and end of a passage.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.W.5.8

You should write your summary . . .

• in your own words with complete sentences

• in a secret language that you make up

• in one draft without revising

• in fragments without punctuation

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.SL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.4

Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?

• using your own words
• summary being shorter than the text
• quotes words from the text
• including main ideas only

A summary should present the ideas from the article in the same order as they are written in the article.

• true

• false

Below are the guidelines for summarizing EXCEPT …

• Should be written in your own words.

• Acknowledges the source of the text.

• Includes examples and opinions.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.SL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.8