summary
The first sentence in a summary is called what?
The introduction/ introductory sentence
What is authors perspective?
The way the author feels about a subject.
What is a central idea?
The main focus of the text.
I am so excited for my birthday party that’s coming up this weekend! I wonder what everyone’s going to give me for my birthday? Is the author‘s tone happy, ecstatic, worried, or confused?
Ecstatic
Our baseball team's pitcher has a few eccentric habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks. What does eccentric mean in the sentence? Is it’s stange, normal, or messy.
strange
What dose a summary do?
It gives the most important parts of a story and tells what the story is mainly about.
Studies show that being outside can positively affect your health and everyone should do it. What is the author’s perspective on this sentence?
Positive
I went to my grandma’s house this weekend. She would always bake cookies for me and make chicken noodle soup in the mornings. I always feel safe around her.
Grandmas is a good place
How do you find an author‘s tone?
By identifying the words and details the writer selects that describes feeling.
After the heavy rains, the stream became murky; in fact, the water was so cloudy you couldn't see the bottom. What dose the word murky mean in the sentenc? Is it cloud, bottomless, or clear.
Cloudy
What is a summary?
A short response covering the main points of an article
How do you find author’s perspective?
Through the wording of an article/ through the emotions of the words
What is a main point of a central idea?
Helps you understand each section and the passage as a whole.
What are the most common author’s tone? (Include at least 3)
Formal, informal, optimistic, worried, and friendly.
The debris on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts. What dose the word debris mean in the sentence? Is is product, papers, or trash.
Trash
How would you use a summary?
A. To create a story
B. To conclude a story
C. To end a story
D. all of the above
E. None of the above
E
JK Rowling wrote Harry Potter books to do this?
Entertain
What is the point of a central image?
To keep the story in focus.
Today I decided to take a walk to the park. I saw people walking their dogs and kids playing tag near the trees. It was quite relaxing seeing people having fun outside and I’m glad that I decide to take the time to take a look at the outside world once in a while.
Which words from the text gives you an idea about what the authors tone is.
Relaxing and glad.
The newlyweds agreed to be very frugal in their shopping because they wanted to save enough money to buy a house. What dose the word frugal mean in the sentence? Is it economic, wasteful, or interested.
economical
What are the main parts of a summary?
The beginning sentence, the main points of the article, and rephrasing the main point of the article.
A presidential campaign speech is written to do this?
Persuade
Central idea is also known as...?
The main idea
I’ve always felt anxious about performing in front of other, every time I look into the crowd, I get scared and I forget my lines. I hope I can overcome my fear.
What’s the author’s tone?
Anxious/scared.
Although Alex usually looks unkempt, he had a very neat appearance at his job interview. What dose the word unkempt mean in the sentence? Is it orderly, handsome, or messy.
Messy