1. AGREEDISAGREEObjective Summary Anticipation Guide Before the Lesson AGREEDISAGREE 1. Objective summaries are paragraphs written from a text. JUSTIFICATION: 2.Objective summaries are not recounts of event, details or points of the work. JUSTIFICATION: 3.Objective summaries express emotion from the reader. JUSTIFICATION: 4. One characteristic of an objective summary is that it is brief. JUSTIFICATION: 5. Objective Summaries include important details, as well as, unnecessary details. JUSTIFICATION:

2. Objective Summary

3. WHAT IS AN OBJECTIVE SUMMARY? WRITING THAT DOES NOT EXPRESS EMOTION, TAKE POSITION, OR GIVE PERSONAL OPINION IT IS NEUTRAL IT IS CONCISE, COMPLETE, ACCURATE

4. CHARACTERISTICS A GOOD & EFFECTIVE SUMMARY: Focuses on the central idea of the text Focuses on relevant supporting details Leaves out unnecessary details Is usually brief Remains objective

5. WHAT TO AVOID An objective summary is NOT sentences or paragraphs copied from the text or original source A long recounting of every event, detail, or point in the text or original source The reader’s interpretation or analysis of the work Personal opinion

6. AGREEDISAGREEObjective Summary Anticipation Guide After the Lesson AGREEDISAGREE 1. Objective summaries are paragraphs written from a text. JUSTIFICATION: 2.Objective summaries are not recounts of event, details or points of the work. JUSTIFICATION: 3.Objective summaries express emotion from the reader. JUSTIFICATION: 4. One characteristic of an objective summary is that it is brief. JUSTIFICATION: 5. Objective Summaries include important details, as well as, unnecessary details. JUSTIFICATION: