Summarize

Summaries help me...

1. understand what I'm reading 2. write about what I read 3. include the key points of a text

What needs to be included in the topic sentence?

1.author 2. title 3. author's purpose 4. central idea

For a 5 Sentence Summary, how many sentences do you need to have?

5

What is main idea?

A brief statement that you create which shows/reflects what a nonfiction text is mainly talking about.

What is a summary?

A short paragraph that you create which includes the main idea of the text and some key important details.

When writing a summary for an INFORMATIONAL text, what is a good thing to consider?

details and facts

A summary does what

is a shorter way to explain a text with important information or key points

When writing a summary for a LITERARY text, what is a good thing to consider?

story elements

For a 5 Sentence Summary, what are the sentences that need to be included

topic, 3 detail, and concluding

For the detail & concluding sentences, what do you need to start with?

transition words