Objective Summary

The 5 w's for fiction summaries

Who=Who or what is most important? What=What is most important about them? When=When did this occur? Where=Where did this occur? Why=Why is the subject important?

The main idea of each section is

what the writer is saying about the topic.

Summaries of Non-Fiction

1)Main idea(s) 2)Only the most important details that are needed to understand the main ideas.

The first sentence must tell

Author, Title, Author's Purpose, Central Idea of the entire text

Objective Summaries are needed for example:

For example: We needed a friend to give us an Objective Summary of a movie so we could decide for ourselves whether to go see it.

Objective

Free from personal opinions or judgement (s)

Objective and Summary

Retelling information using your own language without having any personal opinions or judgements

Summary

Retelling information using your own launguage

Power Verbs

Tell what the writer is doing; i.e. describing, explaining, informing

The central idea of the entire text is

The topic plus what the writer is saying about the topic.

Summaries of Fiction are different because they

These tell who, what, where, when, why, and how about a subject. They give the basic details about the plot in the order the story is told.

Why are Objective Summaries important?

Think of it this way: You're in the market for a new cell phone. Your parents have FINALLY agreed to let you get a smart phone. Now you have a decision to make: iPhone or Droid. How will you decide? First, you ask your friend Jeremy about his iPhone, and he says this: "Oh my gosh , I totally love my iPhone. It's the best phone ever! I love using your Snapchat with my friends." Based on your friend's Summary, does the iPhone sound like a good idea?