1. Summarization

2. What is “summarizing”?
Summarizing is how we take larger selections of text and reduce them to their bare essentials:
the key ideas
the main points that are worth noting and remembering

3. What we USUALLY do write down everything give complete sentences
write way too much
don't write enough
copy word for word

4. WRONG What we USUALLY do write down everything give complete sentences
write way too much
don't write enough
copy word for word
WRONG

5. RIGHT WAY pull out main ideas focus on key details
use key words and phrases
break down the larger ideas
write only enough to convey the gist
take succinct but complete notes

6. The Cookie Cutter Formula
In "Title of the Piece,” the author shows that: central idea of the piece.  The author supports the main idea by using _____________________ and showing that ______________________________________________________.

7. Strategy #1: Selective Underlining
Underline important words, descriptions, and phrases
Write summary and ONLY check underlining terms if you get stuck

8. Strategy #2: The Pyramid
Step One: Write a 50 word summary
Step Two: Write a 25 word summary
Step Three: Write a sentence summary

9. Strategy #3: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?
Simply write these words on a sheet of paper and as short as possible... Answer.

10. Strategy #4: Headless Stories
Read an article and come up with three possible titles

11. Strategy #5: Texting You do this already!
Twitter uses only 140 characters
Texting deletes the possibility of a 5 minute conversation

12. Activity: What’s the Acronym?