Summarize – to condense a text to retell the main points in order

1. Summarize – to condense a text to retell the main points in order How to summarize – • Read the text thoroughly. • Record important events from the beginning of the text, middle of the text, and end of the text. • Read your notes – A.Has anything that has been repeated? If so, delete repeated information. B. Have you included any trivial (non-important details)? If so, delete trivial information. C. Have you included all events needed to understand the main idea of the text? If not, add missing events. 4. Begin your summary with a topic sentence including the name of the text and the main idea. Example: In chapter 43 of Holes, Stanley and Zero return to Camp Green Lake. 5. List important events in order.