Summary Writing Objective Students will be able to

Summary Writing

Objective: Students will be able to provide an objective summary of the text (7. RL. 2)

Summary Definition: In a summary the reader. . • Identifies the central or key ideas in text • Puts the text into their own words • Organizes the text into a condensed version

Summary is Not: Limited to one detail Only a theme/topic sentence Character traits Only one micro note An opinion statement An inference

Summary Formula: Write in the form of a paragraph T: First line: theme/topic 1: Second line: Main event from text. Put it in your words. 2: Third line: Main event from text. Put it in your words. 3: Fourth line: Main event from text. Put it in your words. 4: Fifth line: Main event from text. Put it in your words. W: wrap it up– bring it all together; connect theme to the events T+1+2+3+4+W

Theme and Summary are LINKED: In seventh grade a THEME statement is ALWAYS included in a paragraph SUMMARY… ALWAYS even if the questions doesn’t directly state to also write a theme. T – Theme statement/topic sentence 1 4 important events from the story that are LINKED to theme you chose 2 3 Sometimes easier to write 4 main events, then ask yourself, what did these events teach me about 4 life/people/the world (theme)? W- Wrap up sentence Write this in the form of a paragraph.

What should a summary look like on a short answer assessment? _____________________________ Theme statement. First Main _____________________________ Event/Detail written in your own words. _________________________________________________________ Second Main Event/Detail written in _____________________________ your own words. Third Main _____________________________ Event/Detail written in your own words. _____________________________ Fourth Main Event/Detail written in _____________________________ your own words. Sentence that finishes _____________________________ or wraps up summary.

One Sentence Summary: Character + Conflict + Resolution

Think about the last chapter of The Outsider’s that we read in class. Write a one sentence summary of the chapter. ___character____ + ___conflict__ + ___resolution___ who was involved in the chapter what happened in the chapter what solved the problem or what was the result