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Summarization

Summarization. What is a Summary?. Summarizing is taking a larger selection of text and reducing it to the main points worth remembering. You might call it the “gist” or the “key ideas” No details

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Summarization

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  1. Summarization

  2. What is a Summary? • Summarizing is taking a larger selection of text and reducing it to the main points worth remembering. • You might call it the “gist” or the “key ideas” • No details • Webster's calls a summary the "general idea in brief form"; it's the extraction, condensation, or reduction of a larger work into its primary notions.

  3. Why summarize? • It helps us learn to determine essential ideas and the most important details that support them. • It enables us to focus on key words and phrases of an assigned text that are worth noting and remembering. • Using the strategy of summarization can help remember the most important aspects of a story

  4. How to write a summary • Just remember SWBS • Somebody: Identify the main character and important details about them. • Wanted: Describe the characters goal. • But: Describe the conflict that holds the character back. • So: Describe the resolution of the conflict.

  5. Example:

  6. You Try! Summarize the story seventh grade

  7. Review! Turn and Talk What is the difference between subjective and objective writing? Think about Primal Compassion! Was the author of the magazine article subjective or objective?

  8. Subjective Objective • When writers emphasize or share their own personal feelings, thoughts, judgments, and opinions, their writing is defined as subjective. • Subjective = Some facts and Some opinions • It is often found in: • personal essays • autobiographies • editorial section of newspapers where journalists express their opinions about news events. • Objective writing presents facts and figures only. It does not include the writer’s beliefs or feelings. • Objective = Only facts • The purpose of an objective piece of writing is to inform the readers. • Often found in: • Textbooks • Expository papers • Research/ news articles

  9. Objective Summaries • 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. • 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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