Main Idea, supporting details, and objective summary

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Paraphrase

Restating, in your own words, the author's words or ideas without altering the meaning or providing interpretation. Paraphrases are about the same length as the original. Always cite it.

Summarizing

Retelling the main ideas of a text in your own words.

Fact

Something that is true and can not be argued

Analyze

To study carefully to understand the nature or meaning of

Central Idea

What the text is mainly about

Opinion

a personal view or attitude about a subject

Supporting Details

facts, opinions, examples, or other details that help explain the main idea

Draw Conclusion

figure out, decide

main idea

most important idea in a paragraph or passage

explicit main idea

the main idea has been directly stated - reader could underline it

implicit main idea

the reader has to figure out the main idea of a text, not directly stated

Objective Summary

A written paragraph of a text's central points, details, and main ideas. It has no personal opinion but a recount of the facts from the text.

Objective

Based on facts rather than feelings or opinions


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