5.3.4.2 - Summarizing
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Practice Questions
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Define summarizing in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about what summarizing means in the context of reading or writing.
What does paraphrasing involve?
💡 Hint: Consider examples of rephrasing sentences you read.
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What is the main purpose of summarizing?
💡 Hint: Think about the benefits of summarizing in comprehension.
True or False: Summarizing allows for personal opinions to be included.
💡 Hint: Recall the objective nature of summarization.
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Summarize a two-page excerpt from any literary work of your choice. Compare your summary to a peer’s, focusing on differences in emphasis on themes.
💡 Hint: Identify what each person believed to be the most important parts.
Read a critical essay on a significant literary work. Summarize its main argument and evaluate how well it captured the original text's intent.
💡 Hint: Reflect on whether key arguments were made apparent in your summary.
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