Lesson 19: Summarizing

Checklist for Summarizing:

In order to determine how to write an objective summary of a text, note the following:
- in a nonfiction text, examine the details to identify the main idea, making notations in a notebook or graphic organizer
- in literature, note the setting, characters, and events in the plot and their relationship to the theme
- answers to the basic questions who, what, where, when, why, and how
- stay objective, and do not add your own personal thoughts, judgments, or opinions to the summary

To provide an objective summary of a text, consider the following questions:
- What are the answers to basic who, what, where, when, why, and how questions in literature and works of nonfiction?
- In what order should I put the main ideas and most important details in a work of nonfiction to make my summary logical?
- In a work of literature, have I included details that reflect the relationship of the setting, characters, and events in the plot to the
theme?
- Is my summary objective, or have I added my own thoughts, judgments, and personal opinions?

RL/I.8.1, RL/I.8.2, SL.8.1.A, SL.8.1.C, SL.8.2

DOK 2 & 3

Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds

Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes

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