Summarizing NF
- 1. s Detail De s act ta ils F facts Details Main Idea How To SUMM Summarize ARY
- 2. When I SUMMARIZE, I… • Sum it up • Conclude • Judge • Determine • Reread • Evaluate A summary is a short statement that tells the main points about a piece of text.
- 3. Summarizing Nonfiction Identify the WHO or WHAT Pull out facts Delete Repeated Details Delete unimportant facts Collapse and categorize (group) and label Summarize = Topic + Verb + Main Idea
- 5. What is the summary of this picture? A) Japanese people collected bottled water after the tsunami. B) Some people wear masks to protect them from radiation and disease. C) After the tsunami the military watched to make sure people didn’t steal supplies. D) Japanese lined up for the limited supplies after the tsunami.
- 6. Radioactive iodine detected in Tokyo’s water supply prompted Japanese authorities on Wednesday to warn that infants in Tokyo and surrounding areas should not be given tap water to drink, adding to the anxiety about public safety posed by Japan’s unfolding nuclear crisis. Ei Yoshida, head of water purification for the Tokyo water department, said at a televised news conference that iodine 131 had been detected in water samples at a level of 210 becquerels per liter, about a quart. The recommended limit for infants is 100 becquerels per liter. For adults, the recommended limit is 300 becquerels. (The unit is named for Henri Becquerel, one of the discoverers of radioactivity.)
- 7. Who or What is the Topic? Ask yourself— Who or What is this mostly about? Look for topics that are repeated. Look at the title. .
- 8. Pull out the Facts Do NOT underline a, an, the Do NOT underline word more than once Do Not underline interesting details ONLY underline important details The facts should relate to the Topic
- 9. Delete repeated and unimportant Facts Go through the list and cross out any facts that are not important. Collapse, Categorize and Label Facts Move facts around-sort into groups that have similarities. Label the groups with a general topic
- 10. Summarize = Topic + Verb + Main Idea Write a sentence that tells Big Idea of the section. Don’t add unnecessary words. Keep it short. Use a verb (action word or helping verb). .
- 11. Summary Rubric A=Summary includes main topic, important details, no unnecessary details, and is briefly stated in my own words. B=Summary includes main topic, important details, and is briefly stated in my own words. C=Summary includes main topic, important details, but uses the language of the text. D=Summary includes main topic, important an unimportant details, no unnecessary details, and uses exact language from the text. F=Summary is not about main topic, has many unimportant details and may be copied exactly from text.
- 12. Children are at much higher risk of being made seriously ill by contaminated (polluted) water than adults because they are growing. Since children are smaller than adults, a dose of radiation could do more harm. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if an adult and a child ingest the same amount of radioactive iodine, the thyroid dose will be 16 times higher to a newborn than to an adult; for a child under 1 year old, eight times the adult dose; for a 5-year-old, four times the adult dose. People in Japan have been advised to be careful and drink only bottled water in the areas near the nuclear plants.
- 13. As authorities tried to maintain calm in Tokyo, residents were racing to buy as much bottled water as they could, clearing the shelves of the city’s stores. Mr. Edano said Thursday that officials were considering a plan to import (bring in) water from overseas, to increase the number of bottles they planned to begin give out across the city. At a convenience store in central Tokyo, the shelves were about half-stocked with water. A clerk said he had restocked them just an hour before. “People came in and cleared us out in the first hour after the announcement,” he said, saying he did not want to be identified because he did not want to anger his boss. “They were taking 20 to 30 bottles at a time.” Outside the store a man struggling to load more than 30 half-liter bottles on his bicycle said he had bought the water for his three small children.
- 14. Kobe cattle, like the other leading brands in Japan, have strict requirements for certification. Only 3,000 head per year make the Kobe grade and get the Kobe stamp. If a piece of meat has it, the public knows they are getting very high quality beef. A five-ounce sirloin at the Ekki Bar and Grill in Tokyo currently goes for 12,000 yen ($150). Japan’s other brands of premium beef include Sendai, Ohmi, Matsuzaka and Yonezawa. “We can’t feed our cows anymore because of the lack of feed and water,” said The manager of the JA Cooperative in hard- hit Japanese city that raises Sendai beef. “We have only 20 percent of the feed we need. I can’t imagine what effect the contaminated food and water is going to have on our herd. Since there is not very much that is not contaminated, many of our herd will die of starvation.”
- 15. Our class went on a field trip to a nursing home today. We each spent an hour visiting one person. I visited a sweet older woman named Dorothy. Dorothy told me about her life. I was surprised to learn we had a lot in common. She likes vanilla ice cream. She also likes sports, especially baseball. We talked about the Red Sox, her favorite team, The hour went by extremely fast. Dorothy said I could come back and visit any time. When I do, I think I will bring my baseball card collection to show her. 1) What is the main topic of this selection? A) Baseball and Red Sox B) Class field trips C) kid and older woman D) Dorothy and older woman
- 16. Our class went on a field trip to a nursing home today. We each spent an hour visiting one person. I visited a sweet older woman named Dorothy. Dorothy told me about her life. I was surprised to learn we had a lot in common. She likes vanilla ice cream. She also likes sports, especially baseball. We talked about the Red Sox, her favorite team, The hour went by extremely fast. Dorothy said I could come back and visit any time. When I do, I think I will bring my baseball card collection to show her. 2) What is the summary of this selection? A) A older woman tells story about her life. B) A kid surprisingly enjoys nursing home visit. C) The next time he will bring his baseball collection. D) The class visits a nursing home.
- 17. Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was a great man with many ideas and interests. He helped write the Declaration of Independence. He was also an architect, an inventor and a musician. Some people believe he had a brilliant mind. President John. F. Kennedy made a remark once while entertaining a group of Nobel Prize winners. He said, “ I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent and knowledge that has ever been gathered at the White House, with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.” What is the main topic of this selection? A) Thomas Jefferson B) John F. Kennedy C) Nobel Peace Prize D) US Presidents
- 18. Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was a great man with many ideas and interests. He helped write the Declaration of Independence. He was also an architect, an inventor and a musician. Some people believe he had a brilliant mind. President John. F. Kennedy made a remark once while entertaining a group of Nobel Prize winners. He said, “ I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent and knowledge that has ever been gathered at the White House, with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.” What is the summary of this selection? A) Thomas Jefferson was the third president. B) John F. Kennedy admired Thomas Jefferson. C) Thomas Jefferson was a brilliant and talented president. D) The Nobel Peace prize winners were smart.