Summarizing Using Your Own Words Summarizing Why do

Summarizing Why do it? Comprehension: • To reduce information to essential ideas in order

M Main Idea I D A C Important Details Disregard Trivial Information Analyze Repeated

Main Idea • Determine the topic. • Considers the author’s purpose. • Look for

Using basic signal words… WHO? (subject) WHAT? (action) WHERE? (location) WHEN? (time) WHY? (reason)

Important Details • Use text features: headings, bold print, pictures, charts, maps, and italicized

Disregard Trivial Information • Consider how the information is related to the main idea.

Analyze Repeated Information • Look through the key words and phrases that are important.

Collapse, Categorize, and Label Important Information • Determine if the information needs to be

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Summarizing Using Your Own Words…

Summarizing Why do it? Comprehension: • To reduce information to essential ideas in order to: – Understand learn important information Communication: • To reduce information to essential ideas in order to: – Expand the breadth or depth of your writing

The Process… Using the “MIDAC Touch!”

M Main Idea I D A C Important Details Disregard Trivial Information Analyze Repeated Information Collapse, Categorize, and Label Important Information

Main Idea • Determine the topic. • Considers the author’s purpose. • Look for the stated main idea in the first (75%) or last sentence (informational only). • Use the basic signal words to help infer the main idea (who, what, where, when, why, how).

Using basic signal words… WHO? (subject) WHAT? (action) WHERE? (location) WHEN? (time) WHY? (reason) HOW? (process)

Important Details • Use text features: headings, bold print, pictures, charts, maps, and italicized words. • Look for key words and phrases related to the main idea (supporting details).

Main Idea Supporting Detail

Disregard Trivial Information • Consider how the information is related to the main idea. • DO NOT include less important information such as descriptive words, examples, and/or explanations!

Analyze Repeated Information • Look through the key words and phrases that are important. • Ask yourself, “Has the author repeated any of the information, but said it a different way? ” • DO NOT repeat information in a summary!

Collapse, Categorize, and Label Important Information • Determine if the information needs to be collapsed and categorized. • Group and label important information.