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What does it mean to "summarize" something?

To tell, in your own words, what has happened in the story.

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How would you summarize the story "Shrek"?

An ogre goes on a journey to save a princess and get back his homeland from a corrupt king. 

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You must first...
Read the text!
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What is predicting?
To think about a text before you read it.
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What is a "main idea"?
What the story is mostly about.
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How would you summarize the movie "Kung Fu Panda"?

A lazy panda's dream of becoming a kung fu master comes true when he is given the opportunity to save the city from a growing evil. 

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The final step is to...
Summarize the text!
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What are text features? Give an example.
Pictures, captions, titles, etc.
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What is meant by "important details"?
Important details support the main idea of the story.
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How would you summarize our water experience at Eastern Beach last week. 

Despite cold miserable weather, the SLC students learnt valuable lifesaving and water safety skills at Eastern Beach. 
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After you have written your summary, what should you make sure you have included?
The beginning/middle/end (sequence), the problem/solution, the name of the text and the main character(s) in it.
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What does it mean to make a connection?
To connect what you're reading to something in your life, the world, or another text.
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What's the difference between "retelling" and "summarizing" a story?
A retelling is when you describe the story in complete detail from start to finish. A summary includes only the details that support the main idea.
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How would you summarize the AFL Grand Final? 

The Geelong Cats defeated the Sydney Swans by approximately 80 points at the MCG. 

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Paraphrasing is another way of saying...

Retelling a story or main ideas of a text in your own words. 

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What is visualization?
To make a mental movie of what you're reading.
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When you write a summary, it must be written in the correct sequence of events. What does sequence mean?
Sequence means the order in which an event takes place.
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Summarise the skill of summarising. 

Reading or viewing a text and cohesively retelling the main ideas in your own words (paraphrasing). 

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Which of the following is not required in a summary: 

Main ideas / characters/ settings / plot / resolution

NONE - ALL OF THESE ARE ESSENTIAL

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What is an evaluation?
Making a judgement or informed opinion of a text you have read.
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