What’s the gist of your favorite movie or TV show? Summary Notes Summarizing is a powerful reading strategy. It increases comprehension and retention of information. Summaries are about the author s arguments and details; they are not the place for personal opinions or judgments. -Rick Wormeli summary (noun)- a brief and objective statement or account of the main points of something. *Summaries must be significantly less than the original text’s length. **Unless you’re told to do so, your summary should be objective and not include your personal opinion. Where have I seen this type of writing? In your groups, attempt to write down 5 different examples of summary writing: 1. Movie Reviews 2. 3. 4. 5. Summarizing is: Keeping Deleting Paraphrase- Keeping Keep only the central ideas and important information. This includes citing/quoting important lines. Deleting Do not include unimportant/minor details in your summary. You want to be concise (short and sweet) and not redundant (too wordy)! Paraphrase Use your own words!!! Directions Read the passage on the next slide. You will be asked to paraphrase afterwards, so be sure you are comprehending as you read ! In partners, identify the 3 most important details: People used to play football bareheaded. After many injuries, players began to use plain, leather caps. Plastic helmets and masks appeared later. Still, many players were getting hurt. To make helmets better, designers studied --- woodpeckers! Their tough, spongy skulls became the model for modern football helmets. Steck-Vaughn - Comprehension Skills - Main Idea - Level F. Pg. 34 Now, write a 2-sentence summary about this passage: People used to play football bareheaded. After many injuries, players began to use plain, leather caps. Plastic helmets and masks appeared later. Still, many players were getting hurt. To make helmets better, designers studied --- woodpeckers! Their tough, spongy skulls became the model for modern football helmets. Steck-Vaughn - Comprehension Skills - Main Idea - Level F. Pg. 34 Possible Example: During football’s early days, many injuries occurred due to little or no head protection. Improved football helmets were designed using woodpecker skulls as a model. Your summary and paraphrase will not be exactly the same as the example shown. However, it should include the following important details. Football was originally played with little or no head protection Injuries occurred Improved helmets/head protection were modeled after woodpecker skulls Now, let’s independently practice on a more challenging piece of literature. HW: Create a 4-sentence objective summary on any television show, movie, or story Make sure it is objective and does not include your personal opinion Follow the structures of a paragraph and color it! Topic Sentence Facts Elaboration?/“Tell Me More’s” Concluding Statement
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