All about your teachers
Ms.Gore's favorite color
Purple
Who receives the Scholarship jacket at graduation?
The valedictorian
What is a summary
shorter version of the text with ONLY the important details
Synonym for develop
grow
Making an inference requires what two things?
Background Knowledge and Text Evidence
What sport does Ms.Boone coach at Hart
Cheerleading
What does valedictorian mean?
Student who receives the highest grades out of their class.
Should you include your personal opinion in a summary?
No
synonym for reveal
show
"I think this story was really boring." Why doesn't this belong in an summary?
It is a personal opinion.
How many years has Ms.Boone been teaching for?
3
Why couldn't Marta participate in sports?
Her family didn't have a lot of money
What do the letters stand for? SWBST
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then
synonym for contribute
add to
Before reading you should?
preview and annotate the question
What month is Ms.Gore's sons birthday in?
September
Question: Which is the BEST objective summary of the conflict in The Scholarship Jacket?
A. Martha is a hardworking student who lives with her grandparents and really wants a beautiful green and gold jacket.
B. Martha works hard for years to earn her school's scholarship jacket, but she learns that school officials may change the rules to prevent her from receiving it. She must deal with the possibility of losing an award she rightfully earned.
C. Martha's teachers are unfair, and I think they should be ashamed of how they treated her.
D. Martha overhears a conversation while walking near a classroom and becomes upset.
Answer: B — It includes the main character, conflict, and important events without unnecessary details or opinions.
A detail is interesting but does not help explain the central idea. Should it be included? Explain.
No. A summary should focus on details that support the central idea
Synonym for conflict
problem
What are context clues?
Words around an unfamiliar word that contribute to understand the meaning of a word
What two colleges did Ms.Boone go to?
Howard University and Bowie State University
What did Marta realize at at the end of the story?
Paying money for the scholarship jacket removed its purpose and value because either wouldn't be earned.
Summarizing technique
5 W's
Who
What
When
Where
Why
Synonym for effect
as a result of, due to
If a question asks you to summarize paragraphs 17-20, after reading each paragraph you should...
Summarize each paragraph after reading it