Transcript Summarization

Summarizing
ENROLL
oDiscuss
as a table:
What was wrong with
my weekend story?
o What could I have
done to make it
better?
o
WHAT IS A SUMMARY?
o Definition:
Taking a larger
selection of text and reducing it
to the main ideas worth
remembering.
o You
might call it the “gist” or
the “key ideas”.
o No details
PURPOSE OF SUMMARIZING
It helps us determine essential ideas and the
most important details that support them.
o It enables us to focus on key words and
phrases of a text that are worth noting and
remembering.
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HOW
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TO WRITE A SUMMARY
Just remember SWBST
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Somebody: Identify the main
character and important details about
them.
Wanted: Describe the character’s goal.
o But: Describe the character’s problem
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or conflict.
o
So:
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Then: Describe the resolution of the
How did the character try to solve
the conflict?
conflict.
EXAMPLE FROM “FINDING NEMO”:
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then
Marlin, a
clown fish
whose wife
dies and
leaves
behind only
one son,
Nemo.
Wanted to
protect Nemo
from
everything
that could ever
harm him.
Nemo gets
frustrated and
decides not to
listen to
Marlin when
told not to
touch the butt
(boat),
resulting in
him getting
taken by a
scuba diver.
Marlin has to go
on a long journey
to try to find
Nemo, who is
stuck in a fish
tank at a Dentist’s
Dentist’s office
waiting to be
given to the
Dentist’s niece,
Darla.
When all hope
seems lost, Nemo
escapes from the
fish tank and is
found by Marlin.
Marlin learns that
you cannot
protect children
from everything.
YOU TRY! SUMMARIZE THE STORY SEVENTH GRADE
Somebody
Wanted
.
But
So
Then
Somebody
Wanted
But
So
Then
Victor is
about to
begin his first
day of 7th
grade.
He is eager to
impress a girl
named Teresa
Teresa and
make her ‘his
girl’.
Victor tried to
impress her by
lying and
saying he
French. When
his French
teacher tried to
speak to him in
the foreign
language,
Victor
embarrassed
himself in
front of the
class.
Victor’s
teacher
realized he
was trying
to impress a
girl and
didn’t tell
Teresa that
he didn’t
know
French.
Teresa asks
Victor to
tutor her in
French, so he
decided to
check out
French books
from the
library.
Subjective
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When writers emphasize
or share some of their
own personal opinions
Objective
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When writers include
only facts and figures.
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Objective = Only facts
(No opinions)
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The purpose of an
objective piece of
writing is to inform the
readers.
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Often found in:
Subjective = Some facts
and Some opinions
Often found in:
personal essays
o autobiographies
o editorial section of
newspapers where journalists
express their opinions about
news events.
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Textbooks
o Expository papers
o Research/ news articles
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OBJECTIVE SUMMARIES
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When writing an objective summary, it is
important to write only facts.
If you are unsure if your writing is factual, ask
yourself: “Can I find support in the text backs up
these facts?”
Do not include thoughts or opinions of the book.
Avoid biased language
For example, writing, “Harry Potter is a talented
wizard who is beginning his third year at Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry” leads the reader
to think Harry is talented. Believing Harry is talented
is an opinion.
o Instead, write only provable facts, such as: “Harry
Potter is a wizard who is beginning his third year at
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry”.
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SUBJECTIVE
OR
OBJECTIVE?
Directions: For each statement,
write “O” for objective or “S” for
subjective.
1.
2.
3.
Frost Junior High had the
highest MAP growth amongst
amongst all of the Junior
Highs in the district.
The Hunger Games is the best
series since Harry Potter.
Sparty is the mascot at Frost.
Now, change any subjective
statements to make them
objective.