7 th grade science rule-based summarizing. what does it mean to summarize? summarizing state or...
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7 th grade Science
RULE-BASED SUMMARIZING
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What does it mean to summarize?
SUMMARIZING
State or express in a concise form
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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.
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So let’s try it.
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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.