This document provides instructions on how to summarize texts. It explains that a summary should be shorter than the original text and use your own words to describe the main ideas and key events from the beginning, middle and end. Some tips for summarizing include identifying the main characters, setting, problem and solution, and moral of the story. Summarizing is a way to remember what you read or see by focusing on the central topic or main idea and restating it in your own words while including important details. Outlines and graphic organizers can also help when summarizing information.

2. SUMMARIZING
Shorter than the text.
Use your own words.
Main ideas only.
Summarize the story,
tell what happened in
your own words using
details from the
beginning, middle,
and end.

3. How to summarize?
• What is the whole story about?
• Who is in the story?
• Where does the story take place?
• Is there a problem and a solution?
• What happened in the beginning, middle,
and end?

5. • Who is in the story? (main characters)
• Where does the story take place? (setting)
• Problem
• Solution
• Moral of the story

6. What is summarizing?
Summarizing
is a way to
remember
what you
read.

7. Summarizing
• All the pictures show what happens when
the rain is falling.
• The effect of the rain is the main idea
suggested in each picture.
• Summarization: rain is drenching
everything and it can be advantageous or
disadvantageous.

8. When Summarizing?
Summarizing is a way
to remember what
you read, see and
hear.
• Look for the main idea.
• Try to state or restate what you
read in your own words.
• Adding details can help your
summary.
For example: rain is drenching
everything and it can be
advantageous or
disadvantageous
• Using outlines and graphic
organizers are also good ways
to summarize info.
For example: the effect of the
rain
– Wet plants
– Get sick
– Frogs like rain