Learn how to properly summarize a text

2. what is a summary
what to add and not add in a summary
how to summarize
what makes a summary a good summary
lesson 3:
summarizing a text

3. A SUMMARY A RETELLING OF A STORY BUT SHORTER WITH YOUR
OWN WORDS. IT GIVES THE READER A QUICK IDEA OF THE TEXT
AND CONTAINS ALL THE IMPORTANT DETAILS. FUTURE SELF WHEN
YOU READ THIS I HOPE YOU STILL REMEBER THE MAP METAPHOR
TEACHER USED IF YOU DONT WELL BOO HOO. I WONT EXP
what is a summary

4. WHAT TO ADD: ORDER OF EVENTS
IMPORTANT DETAILS
WHAT NOT TO ADD: YOUR OPINION
DONT QUESTION THE AUTHOR
EVERY SINGLE DETAIL
what to add and not add in a
summary

5. - UNDERSTAND THE TEXT READ IT BEFORE YOU START TO
SUMMARIZE OR YOU SUMMARY WONT BE GOOD.
- APPLY YOUR NOTETAKING SKILLS AND DONT ADD EVERYTHING IN
YOUR SUMMARY
- USE YOUR OWN WORDS DONT COPY PASTE MAKE IT SOUND
ORIGINAL.
how to summarize

6. - ITS COMPLETE, EVEN IF ITS SHORT IT STILL HAS ALL THE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- ITS ACCURATE, THE STORY LINE OR THE INFORMATION IN THE
SUMMARY DOESNT CHANGE FROM THE ORIGINAL TEXT
- IT HAS NO OPINIONS AND IT IS TRULY ONLY FACT
what makes a summary a good
summary