Writing an Objective Summary

Introductory Unit: What Lies Ahead?

Writing an Objective Summary Writing an objective summary involves

recording the main ideas of a text while showing your understanding of the topic.

Objective means: No opinions No reactions No personal connections Just the facts!

What is an objective summary? A good objective summary:

Focuses on the main idea and only the details that support it

BriefAccurateObjective

What to Avoid in an Objective Summary Do not copy any part of the original source. Is not long and detailed Does not include any opinions or reactions

What should a complete paragraph include?

At least five sentences: Main Idea sentence

Most important idea of original source

Three supporting detail sentencesThree details that relate to and support the main idea

Concluding sentenceA summarizing sentence

Your turn: You will watch the first half of “Mowgli’s

Brothers” by Rudyard Kipling Then, you will write a five sentence paragraph

summarizing what you watched. Make sure you do not include opinions or

reactions. http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnXw30qq9xM

Now what? Turn to page lxi in the Prentice Hall Literature

book. Read the example and notes. Now, makes similar notes on your own

summary. Last, swap papers with someone sitting near

you and have them read your summary and make notes.

Now, let’s do the second half… Watch the second half of “Mowgli’s Brothers”. Write a five sentence paragraph of the second

half, following all the guidelines for an Objective Summary.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7-oscst2ac

Keep this activity with notes and paragraphs in the Writing section of your notebook.

Label the assignment “Objective Summary Notes and Practice”