1. Summaries

2. What is a summary?

3. A summary covers the main points of a work (writing, movie, speech, article, etc.)

4. Find main (key) ideas • Leave out extra & unimportant information • Demonstrate that you understand what you read • Increase comprehension You will be writing summaries using the IVF format. Why write a summary?

5. What does IVF mean? • I = Identify • V = Verb • F = Finish the thought

6. How to set up your paper for an IVF summary

7. Name Period Date Step 1: Fold your paper burrito style (3 columns)

8. Name Period Date Step 2: Label the columns Identify Verb Finish the thought

9. Step 3: Prepare the information Name Period Date IdentifyVerb (choose 1)Finish the thought · Authordescribes ·Genre (typeexplains or kind)tells · Title Identify as many of these as possible!!

10. Example IVF summary Identify Gary Soto’s short story “Seventh Grade” Verb (choose one) explains tells describes Finish the thought a seventh grade boy’s first day of school and how he tries to impress a girl.

11. Now what do I do? Identify Gary Soto’s short story “Seventh Grade” Verb (choose one) explains tells describes Finish the thought a seventh grade boy’s first day of school and how he tries to impress a girl. Write your summary sentence: Gary Soto’s short story “Seventh Grade” describes a seventh grade boy’s first day of school and how he tries to impress a girl.