Writing Summarizing Welcome to Lesson #17 Today you will learn: 1.What is a summary. 2.How to write a summary.

Writing What is a summary Summarizing is using your own words to describe something. Using Your Own Words…

Writing What is a summary Using Your Own Words… Summarizing Why do it?

Writing What is a summary Using Your Own Words… Writing a summary tests how well you understand something you have read. It is a very effective way to help you learn. You will use this again and again as a student!

Writing What is a summary Using Your Own Words… Writing summaries helps you to communicate clearly. It tells the main idea and uses the key details to support the main idea. It helps the reader to understand important points communicated.

Writing What is a summary Using Your Own Words… The Process… Using the “MIDAS Touch!” A strategy used to help you understand and remember important ideas.

Writing Writing a 5 Sentence Paragraph M Main idea: Identify main idea from TOPIC SENTENCE I Identify SUPPORTING DETAILS

Writing Writing a Summary D Disregard unimportant information A Analyze information that is repeated or unnecessary. S Simplify important information in your own words or use bullets.

Writing Writing a 5 Sentence Paragraph The main idea is the most important information or concept in a text or statement. NOTE: Identify the Main Idea for your summary!

Writing Writing a 5 Sentence Paragraph Using basic signal words… to identify the main idea: WHO? (subject) WHAT? (action) WHERE? (location) WHEN? (time) WHY? (reason) HOW? (process)

Writing Writing a Summary Main Idea Supporting Detail Conclusion Supporting Detail

Writing Writing a Summary The TOPIC SENTENCE is usually the first sentence of the paragraph. It gives the reader an idea of what the paragraph is going to be about.

Writing Writing a Summary However, the TOPIC SENTENCE may not always be so clear, and it can come in the middle or end of a paragraph, not just its beginning. Pay close attention!

Writing Writing a Summary Regardless, all TOPIC SENTENCES are supported by sentences that give details to develop the MAIN IDEA.

Writing Writing a Summary Summarizing Let’s practice One paragraph at a time…

Writing Writing a Summary Example of finding the Main Idea… Genesis 7:17-23 The flood continued forty days and the waters rose and lifted the ship high over the Earth. The waters kept rising, the flood deepened on the Earth, the ship floated on the surface. The flood got worse until all the highest

Writing Writing a Summary Example of finding Main Idea…continued mountains were covered—the high-water mark reached twenty feet above the crest of the mountains. Everything died. Anything that moved—dead. Birds, farm animals, wild animals, the entire teeming exuberance of life—

Writing Writing a Summary Example of finding Main Idea…continued dead. And all people—dead. Every living, breathing creature that lived on dry land died; he wiped out the whole works— people and animals, crawling creatures and flying birds, every

Writing Writing a Summary Example of finding Main Idea…continued last one of them, gone. Only Noah and his company on the ship lived. Genesis 7:17-23

Writing Writing a Summary Example of finding Main Idea…continued…. How I used the strategies: I highlighted the main idea in the paragraph. I crossed out parts that were not needed since it was repeated.

Writing Writing a Summary Example of finding the Main Idea… Genesis 7:17-23

Writing Writing a Summary Example of finding Main Idea…continued

Writing Writing a Summary Example of finding Main Idea…continued

Writing Writing a Summary Example of finding Main Idea…continued Genesis 7:17-23

Writing a Summary Main idea and supporting details The flood lasted for 40 days and destroyed everything! Noah, his family, animals on the ship lived. Everything Died. Water covered the earth.

Writing a Summary Main idea and supporting details The flood left nothing alive behind but Noah, his family and every living creature that stayed on board the ship he built. Concluding sentence

Paragraph Summary…

Writing a Paragraph Summary… Putting it into Practice Read the following passage: Genesis 7:1-24, The Message Respond in your journal on the following: 1.What is the main idea of this passage? (Make sure you support your opinion by using the text.)

You will be writing a summary. Follow the same process I modeled for you: a. Use the graphic organizer on Moodle. b. Write the complete summary in a paragraph format.

2. Edit your journal entry for sentence structure and sentence lengths. √ Check over your punctuation and spelling. √ Did you say what you wanted to say? We will look at this closely in lesson 18.

3. What connections did you make with this chapter? What questions do you have? Share your connections and questions in the Discussion Forum with others taking this course! Enjoy learning with each other.

Writing Good-Bye, until next time! I look forward to teaching you how to edit and revise your writing in lesson 18. Until then, keep writing paragraphs! Remember to enjoy reading while you practice effective reading strategies!