Transcript Summarizing Informational Text.pptx

Summarizing
Informational
Text
Learning Target
• We will summarize
informational texts to
identify the main
ideas and supporting
details.
• I will know I am
successful when I can
write an effective
summary of an
informational text.
Summarizing
What is it?
• Briefly retelling an event
in your own words.
Why do it?
• Allows the reader to identify
the main idea and supporting
details.
• Enables the reader to
condense the information into
something easy to share with
others.
Concise—giving a lot of information
clearly and in a few short words; brief
but comprehensive
Partner Practice
Directions:
1. Get a task card.
2. Find the number
on the card and
write it in your
journal.
3. Read the
informational text
and complete the
3 tasks on the
card. Do NOT
write on the cards.
4. Return the card.
Partner Practice
• Read the article “Great White Sharks” (pg. 920)
▫ Take notes as you read (use the graphic organizer
of your choice) to help you write your summary.
• Write a summary using the directions for writing
an objective summary
• Use the question stems to write a summary
question about your article
• Trade questions with a different group and
answer each other’s questions.
Summary Question Stems
•
Which point is most likely to be included in a
summary of the selection?
•
Which point would most likely be omitted from a
summary of the selection?
•
Which of the following is the best summary for this
selection?
•
What important information is missing in the
summary of the article?
•
What misleading information is in the summary?