Forms of Writing: SummarY/reflection
A summary can be written for a fiction (story/narrative) or a non-fiction (informational, article) text. The format does not change.Â
Detailed Video on Summaries  📹
The video shows you step by step process: taking notes, how to begin once you have the notes and a checklist to avoid common mistakes.
Key Notes From the Video:Â
Read your selection (a story, informational text….)
take notes if you need to as you read
notes are key phrases (3-4 words per hyphen or a nugget)
  - no more than 5 words per hyphen
Example of Note-Taking on the story of The Hare and the Tortoise
hare wants a race
tortoise agrees
everyone gathers (all animals)
race beginsÂ
hare ahead of tortoise
takes nap before finish line
tortoise passes him
tortoise wins the race
Begin writing with a Topic Sentence
Topic Sentence tells what the story is about in one sentence.Â
It is the First Sentence in the paragraph.
You can not use the word "because" or "but" in your Topic Sentence!
Examples:
The story is about Anoop who overcomes many challenges in his neighborhood.
In this text, Ayesha tells us about the impact of global warming. Global warming can cause a lot of problems.Â
Once the Topic Sentence is written, use your key words or phrases to write the paragraph.Â
Choose 3-4 main events or parts of what you have read and explain with supporting details.
Major Detail #1: Example backing up #1
Major Detail #2: Example backing up #2
repeat this pattern for one or two more points
The sentences flow logically from one event/idea to the next.
Conclusion
state how the reading (short story, article, informational text...) ends
the sentence can begin with: To sum up, To conclude
summary should not be more than 8-10 sentences (see the 🎦 at the TOP)
needs to be entirely in your own words
quotations (" ") are not permitted
transition words are importantÂ
Remember a Summary is an overall view of what was read.
(use the RED Buttons on the side to help you even further)