Characteristics
Do's and Don't's
Patterns of Organization
Signal Words
Strategies for Reading
100
the first requirement of an objective summary
What is that it must be brief?
100
You are not allowed to have this in an objective summary
What is opinion?
100
shows relationships between events
What is cause/effect?
100
first
What is chronological order
100
read the selection
What are all four structures?
200
The maximum number of words that should be in an objective summary
What is 250?
200
You should look for these words to determine a work's pattern of organization
What are signal words?
200
can be subject-by-subject
What is compare/contrast?
200
as a result
What is cause/effect?
200
Ask yourself, "Why did it happen?"
What is cause/effect?
300
objective summaries are a lot like writings that are also known as "thumbnail" summaries
What are abstracts?
300
The first thing you must do before writing an objective summary
What is read the selection?
300
time order
What is chronological order?
300
mainly
What is order of importance?
300
Do not assume that if events are listed in chronological order that the entire passage is structured in chronological order.
What is cause/effect?
400
How an objective summary is different from an outline
What is that it has complete sentences?
400
the standard by which items are organized in chronological order
What is by time?
400
can be from least to most
What is order of importance?
400
consequently
What is cause/effect?
400
use graphic organizers to interpret the information
What are cause/effect and compare/contrast?
500
The four requirements of an objective summary
What are that it must be brief, complete, accurate, and objective?
500
How you could use an objective summary
What is a study aid?
500
all of the patterns of organization
What are order of importance, chronological order, cause/effect, and compare/contrast
500
however
What is compare/contrast?
500
look for headings and sub-headings
What are chronological order, cause/effect, and compare/contrast?
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