Paraphrase/Summarize
To give a brief statement of the main points
What is summarize?
Make an inference: Joanna had to put her helmet in the classroom closet.
What is Joanna rode her bike to school?
The most important idea in the story.
Make new meaning as you read
What is synthesizing?
The purpose that the author wrote a text.
What is author's purpose?
What is paraphrase?
True or False. To make an inference, we do not use evidence from the text or our prior knowledge.
What is false?
Facts or details that tell more about the main idea.
What are supporting details?
Volleyball
Who is Coach Vidaurri?
Used to help bring the writing to life(exaggeration, comparison, etc.)
What is figurative language?
A summary should include these -
What are the 5 W's?
Inference or Observation. The zombies brain is protruding from his skull.
What is an observation?
Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America. It is on the Niagara River about halfway between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Niagara Falls is on the American and Canadian border. The American Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 167 feet high. On the Canadian side, the Horseshoe Falls is 161 feet high. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Niagara Falls is one of the most beautiful sights in North America.
5 foot 4 inches
Who is Mrs. Perkins?
Not a part of a summary -
What are exact words from the text?
Using context clues to infer what will happen next
What is making predictions?
The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. It is located on an island in New York Harbor. It was a gift of friendship from the people of France. It has become a universal symbol of freedom. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
The Statue of Liberty is visited by thousands of people every year.
Plays piano
Who is Mr. Ramirez
Gives us great insight into the character
What is characterization?
True or False. Paraphrasing restates all of the events while the summary only talks about main ideas.
What is true?
This step involves hidden information, it is the information that is not stated in the text.
What is making inferences?
Three historical topics that we covered this semester.
What is the Civil War, the Holocaust, and Pearl Harbor?
Common Assessment
What is the test we are taking tomorrow?
This type of text structure shows how two or more things are alike or different.
What is comparison and contrast?