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						Summarizing Literary Texts
						2nd Grade
					
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												Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
											
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						 2nd Grade Reading - Summarizing Literary Texts Lesson  
						  
					 
				
	
				
				
	
				
				
					
		
		
		- Summary
 
 - A summary is a short retelling of the main ideas or events in a passage.  You should write a summary using your own words and not the author’s.
  
A good summary
 - lists only the important details.
 
- presents ideas/events in the correct order.
 
- retells the important details without using the author's words.
 
-  helps retell the passage in a shorter way.
 
  
 
		 
	
				 
	
				
				
	
				
		
	
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