Summarizing and Evaluating


Summarize and Evaluate

Putting it all together

 

  • What are the most important details from the selection?
  • How do the details fit together?
  • What is the most important information?
  • How does the information fit together?
  • What is the theme, lesson, or message?
 

Evaluation

  • Was the information clear?
  • Was the selection interesting and/or enjoyable to read?
  • Would I recommend this selection to other readers?
  • Would I criticize or praise the organization of the selection?

 Summarize

 

Fiction

Retell the main story elements from a literary text.  (Somebody ... wanted ... but ... so ... then ...)

 

 

Somebody ...

 Wanted ...

 But ...

 So ...

 Then ...

 

 

 

Nonfiction

Retell the most important information.  (Who?  What?  When?  Where?  Why?  How?)

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why?

How?