Vocabulary
Influenced by personal feelings or opinions; Biased
Subjective
The sky is blue.
The 5 W's are where, who, which, when, and why.
False
Find WHEN the event took place:
"Columbus Day is celebrated every year on the 2nd Monday of October. However, some Native Americans want to change Columbus Day into "Indigenous Peoples' Day" because they think that it would help the honor victims of American colonization. Many places across the United States have changed or renamed the holiday, including Hawaii and South Dakota. Not everyone thinks the name of the holiday should change, though; Italian Americans use Columbus Day to celebrate their own heritage."
Columbus Day: Every year on the 2nd Monday of October
Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; Unbiased
Objective
She hated going out in the rain.
Subjective
An objective summary talks includes how the author feels about the text.
False
Find WHERE the event took place:
"Columbus Day is celebrated every year on the 2nd Monday of October. However, some Native Americans want to change Columbus Day into "Indigenous Peoples' Day" because they think that it would help the honor victims of American colonization. Many places across the United States have changed or renamed the holiday, including Hawaii and South Dakota. Not everyone thinks the name of the holiday should change, though; Italian Americans use Columbus Day to celebrate their own heritage."
What the text is mostly talking about; the WHAT of a text
Main idea
Ryan said he'd go to the party tonight.
Objective
The supporting details of a text are the SAME as the 5 W's.
True
Find WHO is involved in this event:
"Columbus Day is celebrated every year on the 2nd Monday of October. However, some Native Americans want to change Columbus Day into "Indigenous Peoples' Day" because they think that it would help the honor victims of American colonization. Many places across the United States have changed or renamed the holiday, including Hawaii and South Dakota. Not everyone thinks the name of the holiday should change, though; Italian Americans use Columbus Day to celebrate their own heritage."
Native Americans mostly, but also Italian Americans and just all people across the United States
A paragraph describing the main idea of a text and all the important facts
Summary
Create YOUR OWN statement (either subjective or objective).
Up to teacher judgment
This sentence CAN be included in an objective summary:
"The movie was criticized for its characters and the changes they went through."
True
Find WHAT is happening in the text:
"Columbus Day is celebrated every year on the 2nd Monday of October. However, some Native Americans want to change Columbus Day into "Indigenous Peoples' Day" because they think that it would help the honor victims of American colonization. Many places across the United States have changed or renamed the holiday, including Hawaii and South Dakota. Not everyone thinks the name of the holiday should change, though; Italian Americans use Columbus Day to celebrate their own heritage."
Some Native Americans want to change Columbus Day into "Indigenous Peoples' Day."
Define OBJECTIVE SUMMARY
Up to teacher judgment
Create YOUR OWN subjective AND objective statements.
Up to teacher judgment
This is an example of an OBJECTIVE SUMMARY:
"Many artists use glass for art, so if you add different metals, you get different effects. Adding gold, for example, makes the glass a reddish color. Iron makes it a pale green. Adding cobalt to the mix makes the glass a deep-sea blue. With it’s unique properties and beauty, glass is a very special and unique element."
False
Find WHY the main idea is happening in the text:
"Columbus Day is celebrated every year on the 2nd Monday of October. However, some Native Americans want to change Columbus Day into "Indigenous Peoples' Day" because they think that it would help the honor victims of American colonization. Many places across the United States have changed or renamed the holiday, including Hawaii and South Dakota. Not everyone thinks the name of the holiday should change, though; Italian Americans use Columbus Day to celebrate their own heritage."
Native Americans think that changing the name would help the honor victims of American colonization.