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    This document provides guidance on writing effective summaries. It begins by explaining the purpose of titles is to grab attention, predict content, and establish tone. It then discusses using topic sentences to tell readers the main point of each paragraph and supporting details. The document also lists objectives for a lesson on summary writing techniques, such as justifying its purpose and describing basic methods. It provides examples of summarizing nursery rhymes in a few words and retaining key information. Finally, it offers additional techniques like using synonyms, changing sentence structures, and combining sentences to further condense information.

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    This document provides guidance on writing effective summaries. It begins by explaining the purpose of titles is to grab attention, predict content, and establish tone. It then discusses using topic sentences to tell readers the main point of each paragraph and supporting details. The document also lists objectives for a lesson on summary writing techniques, such as justifying its purpose and describing basic methods. It provides examples of summarizing nursery rhymes in a few words and retaining key information. Finally, it offers additional techniques like using synonyms, changing sentence structures, and combining sentences to further condense information.

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    This document provides guidance on writing effective summaries. It begins by explaining the purpose of titles is to grab attention, predict content, and establish tone. It then discusses using topic sentences to tell readers the main point of each paragraph and supporting details. The document also lists objectives for a lesson on summary writing techniques, such as justifying its purpose and describing basic methods. It provides examples of summarizing nursery rhymes in a few words and retaining key information. Finally, it offers additional techniques like using synonyms, changing sentence structures, and combining sentences to further condense information.

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    This document provides guidance on writing effective summaries. It begins by explaining the purpose of titles is to grab attention, predict content, and establish tone. It then discusses using topic sentences to tell readers the main point of each paragraph and supporting details. The document also lists objectives for a lesson on summary writing techniques, such as justifying its purpose and describing basic methods. It provides examples of summarizing nursery rhymes in a few words and retaining key information. Finally, it offers additional techniques like using synonyms, changing sentence structures, and combining sentences to further condense information.

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    Summary

    Writing
    Techniques
    1/31/2023
    Titles
    ● The purpose of a title is to:
    • Grab Attention – Compel the reader to read the lead-in.
    • Predict Content – Set an expectation of what awaits them.
    • Establish Tone – Create an atmosphere appropriate to the subject
    matter.
    • Impact of Social Media on our Lives.
    • Role of Education in Society.
    • Benefits of Exercise.
    • Importance of Family.
    • Impact of Technology on our Lives.
    • Role of Religion in Society.
    Topic Sentences
    A topic sentence essentially tells readers about the rest of the paragraph. All sentences after
    it have to give more information about that sentence, prove it by offering facts about it, or
    describe it in more detail.

    ● There are many reasons why pollution in ABC Town is the worst in the world.

    ● Dogs make wonderful pets because they help you to live longer.

    ● Graduating from high school is important for many different reasons.


    ● To be an effective CEO requires certain characteristics.
    Objectives
    By the end of this session, students will be able to:
    • Justify the purpose of summary writing
    • Describe basic summary writing techniques
    • Summarize
    Practice summarizing nursery rhymes
    Directions
    1. We will read each nursery rhyme.

    2. Summarize the nursery rhyme in as few words as


    possible.

    3. Include key information.

    4. We will discuss our answers


    The itsy-bitsy spider
    Climbed up the water-spout
    Down came the rain and
    Washed the spider out
    Up came the sun and
    Dried up all the rain And
    the itsy-bitsy spider
    Climbed up the spout again
    Little Miss Muffet
    Sat on a tuffet,
    Eating some curds and
    whey.
    Along came a spider
    Who sat down beside her
    And frightened Miss Muffet
    away.
    Mary had a little lamb,
    It's fleece was white as snow;
    And everywhere that Mary went
    The lamb was sure to go.
    He followed her to school one day
    Which was against the rule;
    It made the children laugh and play,
    To see a lamb at school.
    And so the teacher turned him out,
    But still he lingered near;
    And waited patiently about
    Till Mary did appear
    Other useful condensation techniques
    ● Use synonyms or synonymous phrases
    ● Change the structure of simple sentences
    ● Turn complex sentences into simple sentences
    ● Combine sentences
    Condense the following
    sentences.
    ● He had a good command of English. (use a synonym or a
    synonymous phrase)

    ● My brother has an appreciation of modern art. (change the


    structure of the sentence)

    ● He received a welcome that was as cold as ice. (change the


    complex sentence to a simple sentence)

    ● Hurry up. If you don’t, you’ll miss the train. (combine the
    sentences)
    Summarize the following sentences
     I invited Bruno to the concert, but he can only go if one of us gives him a ride.

     Kaci has a bountiful vegetable garden, so she is always outside when it is


    sunny.

     As soon as I heard the news, I called Nathan, and we made plans to celebrate.

     I passed the test, but I would have gotten a perfect score if I had studied for
    the vocabulary section.

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