7 th grade Science

RULE-BASED SUMMARIZING

What does it mean to summarize?

SUMMARIZING

State or express in a concise form

1. Take out material that is not important to understanding.

RULE-BASED SUMMARIZING

2. Take out words that repeat information.3. Replace a list of things with one word that best describes them (e.g., replace “oak, elm and maple” with “trees”).4. Find a topic sentence or create one if it is missing.

So let’s try it.

1. Take out material that is not important to understanding.

RULE-BASED SUMMARIZING

2. Take out words that repeat information.3. Replace a list of things with one word that best describes them (e.g., replace “oak, elm and maple” with “trees”).4.Find a topic sentence or create one if it is missing.