Mrs. Hyatt

Read the material carefully and take notes about the most important

details.

Delete trivial, unnecessary information.

Delete redundant material.Delete redundant material.

Delete redundant material.

Delete redundant material.Delete redundant material.Delete redundant material.

Delete redundant material.

Use your OWN words

or cite properly.

Do NOT plagiarize!

Substitute super ordinate words for

lists.

For example: flowers for daisies, tulips,

and roses.

Create a topic sentence using the information provided in the article that is

being summarized.

Make sure your

summary is accurate.

Be sure your summary answers the following questions:

• What does the text say?

• How does it say it?

• What does the text mean?

• So what?

Practice Article 1

• Read the article on the Dalai Lama at the site below.

• Be sure to answer all of the questions addressed in this PowerPoint.

Practice Article 2

• Read the article on Barack Obama

• Be sure to answer all of the questions addressed in this PowerPoint.

Practice Article 3

• Read the article on Michelle Bachelet.

• Be sure to answer all of the questions addressed in this PowerPoint.