1. Summarizing

2. Purpose
• Summarizing is a way to recap or retell the
information in a story or text.
• It can be useful in helping to better
comprehend and remember a selection.

3. Summarizing
• A summary is a short retelling of a story or
text that includes only the most important
information.
• Summaries include the main idea of the text
and omit minor details
• Summaries are considerably shorter than the
original text.

4. To Summarize
• Summaries help to recap the main idea in a
selection.
• A summary should always be written in your
own words.