Summarising Non-FictionObjective, short, and covering the whole text — three demands…7th GradeA summary reports what the text said. It does not react to it.1FIND THE CENTRAL IDEAOne sentence: what is the whole text arguing or explaining?2PICK THE KEY SUPPORTING POINTSTwo or three. Not every example.3WRITE IT IN YOUR OWN WORDSCopying phrases is quoting, not summarising.4STRIP YOUR OPINION OUTNo 'interesting', no 'I agree'. Report only.Roughly a tenth of the original length is a reasonable target for asummary.Summarising Non-Fictionwww.littleactivity.com

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Literacy · 7th Grade

Summarising Non-Fiction

Objective, short, and covering the whole text — three demands at once.

How to use it

Ban the words 'I think' from any summary. It is the fastest fix.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
7th Grade
Ages
12–13
Subject
Literacy
Pages
1

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