Objective Summary Focuses on the central ideas Is short – 4 to 5 sentences max Is written in your own words Omits minor details Does not contain opinions, stereotypes, or bias R.A.C.E.C.E. To write well- developed constructed responses: Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, Explain. Paraphrase It shows you understand the source well enough to write it in your own words. Verbals Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Title The name of a book, composition, or other artistic work. Supporting Details They contain facts, statements, examples-specifics which guide us to a full understanding of the central idea. Indirect Object indicates who, whom or what the action is directed toward Direct Object The thing that the subject acts upon; answer "the what" in the sentence. Analyze To break down and examine Adjectives It describes nouns and pronouns. Informational Text Examples: newspapers, textbooks, reference materials, and research papers Nonfiction It's writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history. Predicate Nominative Follows linking verbs, answers what?, and compliments the subject -ed, -d, - en, -n, - ne, & -t Past- tense Participles Verb Words that show action Noun Person, place, or thing Homophones Words pronounced alike, but have different meaning or spelling. Textual Evidence Evidence or examples from a text to illustrate your own points in an essay or summary. Gerunds Always function as a noun Central Idea It tells what the text is mainly about. Transition Words & Phrases They are used to link words, phrases, or sentences & help the reader to progress from one idea to the next idea. Author A person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc. Object of Preposition A noun that works with a preposition to form a prepositional phrase. Appositive Provides extra or non-existential information enclosed between commas Participles A verbal that is used as an adjective. Subject The person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence. -ing The ending for gerunds & the present tense ending for participles. Commas A punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. Topic The general subject or purpose of a text. Objective Summary Focuses on the central ideas Is short – 4 to 5 sentences max Is written in your own words Omits minor details Does not contain opinions, stereotypes, or bias R.A.C.E.C.E. To write well- developed constructed responses: Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, Explain. Paraphrase It shows you understand the source well enough to write it in your own words. Verbals Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives Title The name of a book, composition, or other artistic work. Supporting Details They contain facts, statements, examples-specifics which guide us to a full understanding of the central idea. Indirect Object indicates who, whom or what the action is directed toward Direct Object The thing that the subject acts upon; answer "the what" in the sentence. Analyze To break down and examine Adjectives It describes nouns and pronouns. Informational Text Examples: newspapers, textbooks, reference materials, and research papers Nonfiction It's writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history. Predicate Nominative Follows linking verbs, answers what?, and compliments the subject -ed, -d, - en, -n, - ne, & -t Past- tense Participles Verb Words that show action Noun Person, place, or thing Homophones Words pronounced alike, but have different meaning or spelling. Textual Evidence Evidence or examples from a text to illustrate your own points in an essay or summary. Gerunds Always function as a noun Central Idea It tells what the text is mainly about. Transition Words & Phrases They are used to link words, phrases, or sentences & help the reader to progress from one idea to the next idea. Author A person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc. Object of Preposition A noun that works with a preposition to form a prepositional phrase. Appositive Provides extra or non-existential information enclosed between commas Participles A verbal that is used as an adjective. Subject The person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence. -ing The ending for gerunds & the present tense ending for participles. Commas A punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. Topic The general subject or purpose of a text.
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Focuses on the central ideas
Is short – 4 to 5 sentences max
Is written in your own words
Omits minor details
Does not contain opinions, stereotypes, or bias
To write well-developed constructed responses: Restate, Answer, Cite Evidence, Explain.
It shows you understand the source well enough to write it in your own words.
Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives
The name of a book, composition, or other artistic work.
They contain facts, statements, examples-specifics which guide us to a full understanding of the central idea.
indicates who, whom or what the action is directed toward
The thing that the subject acts upon; answer "the what" in the sentence.
To break down and examine
It describes nouns and pronouns.
Examples: newspapers, textbooks, reference materials, and research papers
It's writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
Follows linking verbs, answers what?, and compliments the subject
Past-tense Participles
Words that show action
Person, place, or thing
Words pronounced alike, but have different meaning or spelling.
Evidence or examples from a text to illustrate your own points in an essay or summary.
Always function as a noun
It tells what the text is mainly about.
They are used to link words, phrases, or sentences & help the reader to progress from one idea to the next
idea.
A person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.
A noun that works with a preposition to form a prepositional phrase.
Provides extra or non-existential information enclosed between commas
A verbal that is used as an adjective.
The person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence.
The ending for gerunds & the present tense ending for participles.
A punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence.
The general subject or purpose of a text.
