01 06 Worksheet
01 06 Worksheet
01 06 Worksheet
Summarizing an Article
Select one of the following articles from the 1921 book The Wonder Book of Knowledge to summarize. The
articles are found on the last page of the lesson. Then, use the article to complete steps 3, 4, and 6 in the chart
below.
“How Chewing Gum Came to Be”
“How Fireworks Came to Be”
“How Shoes Came to Be”
Steps to an Effective My Work
Summary
Step 1 You do not need to include anything here.
Read the entire article.
Step 2 You do not need to include anything here.
The text has been divided into
four sections.
Step 3 Central idea sentence for section 1:
Write a central idea statement
for each section of the text. TIE
it together! Central idea sentence for section 2:
Step 4 Type the rough draft of your four central idea sentences as one paragraph, and add
Put your central idea sentences a topic sentence that includes the title and author of the article:
together.
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