Summary
- is definedas a brief statement that
presents the most important points of
an original material. It helps you retell a
story or any material using a few
statements. This is why a summary is
usually short and easy to comprehend
13.
- A goodsummary focuses on the
big picture and does not pay so
much attention to minor details. Its
main goal is to present the essential
ideas in a written piece.
14.
Main Idea
- refersto the central point that the
author is trying to communicate in
his/her work. A given text can have one
or more central ideas usually found at
the beginning. The details in a
particular text are provided to support
the main idea.
15.
Key Information
- refersto important pieces of
evidence, reasons, examples and
explanations that support the main
idea. This includes details that
further establish one’s main point.
Directions: Read andanalyze the
news article provided below.
Summarize the said article. Apply the
knowledge you have gained about
summarizing key information from a
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(1 whole sheet of paper)
Directions: Read thestatements
listed below. Identify which ones are
true about summarizing. Use a check
( ) to mark the ones you consider
correct and a cross (X) to those which
Q2 W5 Q1
(1/4 sheet of paper)
23.
___________ 1. Asummary should
have the same length as the original
text.
___________ 2. A good summary
focuses on the big picture and does
not pay so much attention to minor
details.
24.
___________ 3. Asummary is just another
term for a paraphrase.
___________ 4. A summary helps you retell
a story or any material using a few
statements
___________ 5. A good summary includes
the writer’s personal opinion about the
topic
