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Summaries
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What is a summary?
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A summary covers the main points of a work (writing, movie, speech, article, etc.)
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You will be writing summaries using the IVF format.
Why write a summary? Find main (key) ideas Leave out extra & unimportant information Demonstrate that you understand what you read Increase comprehension You will be writing summaries using the IVF format.
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What does IVF mean? I = Identify V = Verb F = Finish the thought
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How to set up your paper for an IVF summary
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Step 1: Fold your paper burrito style (3 columns)
Name Period Date
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Step 2: Label the columns
Name Period Date Identify Verb Finish the thought
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Step 3: Prepare the information
Name Period Date Identify Verb (choose 1) Finish the thought · Author describes · Genre (type explains or kind) tells · Title Identify as many of these as possible!!
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Example IVF summary Identify Gary Soto’s short story “Seventh Grade”
Verb (choose one) explains tells describes Finish the thought a seventh grade boy’s first day of school and how he tries to impress a girl.
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Now what do I do? Identify Gary Soto’s short story “Seventh Grade”
Verb (choose one) explains tells describes Finish the thought a seventh grade boy’s first day of school and how he tries to impress a girl. Write your summary sentence: Gary Soto’s short story “Seventh Grade” describes a seventh grade boy’s first day of school and how he tries to impress a girl.
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