1. 7 th grade Science RULE-BASED SUMMARIZING

2.  What does it mean to summarize? SUMMARIZING  State or express in a concise form

3. 1. Take out material that is not important to understanding. RULE-BASED SUMMARIZING 2. Take out words that repeat information. 3. Replace a list of things with one word that best describes them (e.g., replace “oak, elm and maple” with “trees”). 4. Find a topic sentence or create one if it is missing.

4. So let’s try it.

5. 1. Take out material that is not important to understanding. RULE-BASED SUMMARIZING 2. Take out words that repeat information. 3. Replace a list of things with one word that best describes them (e.g., replace “oak, elm and maple” with “trees”). 4.Find a topic sentence or create one if it is missing.