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What does it mean to "summarize" something?
a. To pay for your meal
b. To tell, in your own words, what has happened in the story.
b. To tell, in your own words, what has happened in the story.
How would you summarize the story "Toy Story 4"?
a. Copy a picture
b. Use your own words to tell the summary
b. Must summarize, in your own words.
You must first...
1. Read the text
2. Draw a picture
1. Read the text!
The words "first", "then", "next", and "finally" tell you.....
1. the order in which the story takes place (sequence).
2. numbers
1. the order in which the story takes place (sequence).
What is predicting?
1. What you think will happen next
2. math problem
1. To think about a text before you read it. What you think will happen next
What is a "main idea"?
a. What the story is about
b. The characters
a. What the story is mostly about.
How would you summarize the story this?
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
a. A boy fell, hurt his head, and bandaged it.
b. A spider scared away a girl.
a. A boy fell, hurt his head, and bandaged it.
The final/last step is to...
1. Summarize the text
2. Count money
Summarize the text!
"Most importantly" tells you that...
1. Not important
2. The rest of the sentence contains an important detail to the story.
2. The rest of the sentence contains an important detail to the story. This is something you will want to underline or record in your notes!
What are text features?
1. Dime, Quarter, Penny, etc.
2. Pictures, captions, titles, etc.
2. Pictures, captions, titles, etc.
What is meant by "important details"?
a. Setting, where the story took place
b. Support the main idea of the story
Important details support the main idea of the story.
How would you summarize this:
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet, Eating some curds and whey.
Along came a spider, Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
1.A boy fell, hurt his head, and bandaged it.
2.A spider scared away a girl.
2.A spider scared away a girl.
After you have written your summary, what should you make sure you have included?
1. The beginning/middle/end (sequence), the problem/solution, the name of the text and the main character(s) in it.
2. Nothing
1. The beginning/middle/end (sequence), the problem/solution, the name of the text and the main character(s) in it.
"For Example" means...
1.The author is about to give you an addition problem
2. The author is about to give you an explanation of what a word or phrase means.
2. The author is about to give you an explanation of what a word or phrase means.
What does it mean to make a connection?
1. To connect what you're reading to something in your life, the world, or another text.
2. To paint
1. To connect what you're reading to something in your life, the world, or another text.
What is "retelling" a story?
a. A retelling is when you describe the story in complete detail
b. A retelling is when you leave out details
a. A retelling is when you describe the story in complete detail from start to finish.
How would you summarize?
The itsy bitsy spider, Climbed up the water spout, Down came the rain and Washed the spider out, Up came the sun and, Dried up all the rain, And the itsy bitsy spider, Climbed up the spout again.
1.A spider fell but got up again.
2.An egg fell and was irreparably broke.
1. A spider fell but got up again.
What is another step for summarizing?
1. you must re-read and take notes or underline the important parts.
2. lie about what you read
1. you must re-read and take notes or underline the important parts.
Gary Paulsen writes books that appeal, or are of particular interest, to young adult readers.
Gary Paulsen is the....
1. author
2. president
Gary Paulsen is the....
1. author
What is visualization?
1. To make a mental movie
2. To read
1. To make a mental movie of what you're reading.
When you write a summary, it must be written in the correct sequence of events. What does sequence mean?
a. in order
b. out of order
a. Sequence means the order in which an event takes place. 1, 2, 3...
What is the summary of the story?
Humpty Dumpty Sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty Had a great fall.
All the King's horses And all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty Together again.
1.A spider fell but got up again.
2.An egg fell and was irreparably broke.
2. An egg fell and was irreparably broke.
When you are writing a summary, it is important to only include important details. True or False
1. True
2. False
True
Do you like playing Jeopardy or worksheets better?
1. Jeopardy
2. Worksheet
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Summaries are not...
1. Opinions
2. Details about the story
1. opinions