The document discusses good and bad summaries. It provides examples of a bad summary, an almost good summary, and a good summary. The bad summary contains many spelling errors, does not stay on topic, and reflects the writer's own opinions rather than summarizing the key details of the article. The almost good summary has some minor errors and strays from discussing the article by including the writer's views. The good summary clearly answers who, what, where, when, why and how about the article with little error while keeping objective.

1. GOOD SUMMARIES VS BAD
SUMMARIES
BY: MRS. KIRKPATRICK

2. • BEFORE YOU WATCH THE REST OF THIS PRESENTATION, YOU NEED TO READ THE
ARTICLE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/TECH/PERSONAL/2013/08/07/VIEWS-SHIFT-
ON-CELL-PHONES-IN-SCHOOLS/2607381/. (COPY AND PASTE THE LINK
TO A NEW BROWSER IF NEEDED.)
• THE ARTICLE IS MORE SCHOOLS USE CELLPHONES AS LEARNING TOOLS FROM USA
TODAY.
• PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE!

3. MAKINGS OF A SUMMARY
Who- The people
involved in the
article.
What- is
happening/being
discussed in the
article
Where-the location
of the event/events
When-time frame,
can be a specific
date or past,
present, future
How- is
the event
happenin
g
Why-is the event
happening

4. A BAD SUMMARY
THE ARTICLE IS ABOUT CELL PHONES IN
SCHOOLS. I DIS AGREE AND THIMK THAT WE
SHOULD BE ALOUD TO USE OUR PHONES IN
SCHOOL. WE NEED TO B ABLE TO CONTACT
OUR PARNETS IF THERE IS TROUBLE OR WE
WANT TO GO HOME. STUDENTS IN EVERY STATE
SHOULD BE ALOUD TO USE THERE PHONES. I
THINK WE ALSO NEED TO BE ALOUD TO USE OUR
PHONES ON TESTS AND WORK. IT SHOULD NOT
MATTER IF WE WANT TO CK FACEBOOK AS LONG
AS WES GET THE WORK DONE.
 TOO MANY MISSPELLED WORDS
 NOT ON TOPIC
1. REFLECTS THE WRITER’S
OWN OPINION INSTEAD OF
INFORMATION FROM THE ARTICLE.
 DOES NOT CLEARLY ANSWER ANY
OF THE 5 W’S AND 1 H QUESTIONS

5. AN ALMOST THERE
SUMMARY
THE ARTICLE IS ABOUT STUDENTS BELING
ALOUD TO BRING CELL PHONES TO SCHOOL
AND BEING ABLE TO USE THE CELL PHONES
DURING CLASS. STUDENTS SHOULD BE
ALLOWED TO USE CELLPHONES ON
ASSIGNMENTS AND TESTS. IT IS NOT CHEATING
IF THE TEACHER GIVES PERMISSION TO USE THE
PHONE. MANY OTHER COUNTRIES ALLOW THE
CELLPHONES IN THE CLASSROOM, SO SHOULD
THE US. THIS IS HAPPENING TODAY AND IT WILL
CONTINUE TO HAPPEN UNTIL SCHOOLS LET
STUDENTS BRING IN CELLPHONES.
 A FEW MINOR GRAMMAR ERRORS
 DOES ANSWER SOME OF THE 5 W’S
AND 1 H QUESTIONS
 STRAYS FROM TALKING ABOUT
THE ARTICLE ITSELF, TO GIVING
THE WRITER’S OPINION

6. A GOOD
SUMMARY
THE ARTICLE IS ABOUT SCHOOLS ALLOWING STUDENTS
TO BRING CELLPHONES TO CLASS AND ALLOWING
STUDENTS TO USE THOSE CELLPHONES IN CLASS.
TODAY, MANY TEACHERS ARE ALLOWING STUDENTS TO
USE THEIR CELLPHONES IN CLASS TO HELP WITH
ASSIGNMENTS OR LABS. STUDENTS ARE USED TO USING
THEIR CELLPHONES, SO THE TECHNOLOGY WILL NOT
HINDER THE STUDENTS FROM COMPLETING
ASSIGNMENTS OR LABS. CHICAGO, LIKE MANY CITIES
AROUND THE WORLD AND IN THE U.S., HAS CREATED A
PROGRAM TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO USE ANY TYPE OF
TECHNOLOGY IN CLASS. STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO
BRING TECHNOLOGY TO CLASS THROUGH PROGRAMS
LIKE BRING YOUR OWN TECHNOLOGY OR BYOT. THIS
ALLOWS THE STUDENTS TO BRING ANY TECHNOLOGY
THEY HAVE AT HOME, PHONES, IPADS, TABLETS, ETC. TO
SCHOOL TO USE IN CLASSROOMS. MANY TEACHERS ARE
EMBRACING THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE
CLASSROOM, BUT THERE IS A LONG WAY TO BE BEFORE
ALL SCHOOL AND ALL STUDENTS CAN USE CELLPHONE
OR OTHER TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM.
 LITTLE TO NO GRAMMAR ERRORS
 ANSWERS ALL THE 5 W’S AND 1 H
QUESTIONS CLEARLY
 IDENTIFIES THE TOPIC VERY
CLEARLY
 DOES NOT INSERT THE WRITER’S
OPINIONS INTO THE SUMMARY
 ANYONE READING THE SUMMARY
WOULD KNOW WHAT THE ARTICLE
WAS ABOUT WITHOUT HAVING TO
READ THE ARTICLE.