Before you read a piece of informational text, you should think about your prior knowledge. What is prior knowledge?

Prior knowledge is what you already know about the topic.

Which detail supports the main idea, “Conjoined twins used to be viewed with fear and suspicion by others”?

The midwife at the birth of Eng and Chang was afraid to touch them

Why would you want to use some direct quotes to summarize an article?

To make the summary more interesting for readers

Which of these sentences would work as the main idea for an article about famous lion tamers?

Most lion tamers started their circus career performing less dangerous act.

Which sentence best summarizes the article, “Starting Small,” about circus children?

Peeps who become circus performers usually start their training as children

Which detail supports the main idea, "P.T. Barnum discovered a tiny person called Tom Thumb and made him a star."

Tom Thumb became the most famous little person of all time w/the help of PT

When you use direct quotes in a summary of an article, you…

use the author's exact words from the article.

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Before you read a piece of informational text, you should think about your prior knowledge. What is prior knowledge?
Prior knowledge is what you already know about the topic.
Prior knowledge is what you would like to learn from reading this topic.
Prior knowledge is finding supporting details to the main idea.
Prior knowledge is looking up facts about the topic.
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Which detail supports the main idea, “Conjoined twins used to be viewed with fear and suspicion by others”?
Eng and Chang sold eggs to help their mother feed the family
Eng and Chang made a living performing on stage
The midwife at the birth of Eng and Chang was afraid to touch them
their mother protected her sons and raised them like any other children.
3
Why would you want to use some direct quotes to summarize an article?
To prove that you read the book or article closely
To make summary a little longer than it would be otherwise
To show your reader how smart you are
To make the summary more interesting for readers
4
If you use a direct quote in a summary, how should you show readers where the direct quote starts and stops?
Make the direct quote a separate paragraph.
Put the direct quote in boldface font.
Underline the direct quote.
Put quotation marks around the direct quote
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Which of these sentences would work as the main idea for an article about famous lion tamers?
Elephant trainers were less famous to crowds than lion tamers/.
Most lion tamers started their circus career performing less dangerous act.
Tamers aren't thinking of the lion’s needs when they force them to perform
Lion taming wasn't a common circus act 'til the twentieth century.
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Which sentence best summarizes the article, “Starting Small,” about circus children?
Life in the circus is particularly difficult for children
Circus children don’t always get the education
Children who grow up in the circus get to see more of the world
Peeps who become circus performers usually start their training as children
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Which detail supports the main idea, "P.T. Barnum discovered a tiny person called Tom Thumb and made him a star."
Fine miniature clothing was handmade especially for him.
at the time Tom Thumb's name was Charles S. Stratton.
Phineas Taylor Barnum was famous for making the American circus.
Tom Thumb became the most famous little person of all time w/the help of PT
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When you use direct quotes in a summary of an article, you…
explain the supporting details, in your own words.
paraphrase the main ideas of the article.
use the author's exact words from the article.
use add minor from other articles.

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