Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Plot Planning Petals is best for summarizing:

Narratives

paraphrase

Rewrite a text using different words. It is helpful to paraphrase when simplifying a challenging passage

What is the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing?

Summarizing is shortening. Paraphrasing may lead to text that is just as long as the original but is written using one's own words and language

summarize

Take the most important information from a text and write it in an abbreviated manner

IPOP summary is best for summarizing:

An expository that explains or describes something, or is biographical.

Gist summary is best for summarizing:

Expository texts like newspaper articles or any text about an event.

Plot Planning Petals Summary

Focuses on story elements such as character, setting, conflict, climax and resolution.

IPOP Summary

Focusing on the Important Points Only, Please.

Gist Summary

Focusing on the central idea, but identifying the who, what, where, when, why and how of a text