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Summarizing and Paraphrasing Guide

The document provides a vocabulary guide for summarizing and paraphrasing texts, emphasizing the importance of capturing essential ideas in one's own words. It includes an example narrative about a farmer and his aged mother facing a cruel lord's decree, illustrating the emotional conflict of the farmer as he contemplates taking his mother to the mountains to die. Additionally, it offers a structured approach for readers to categorize important details and summarize the story using key questions.

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Summarizing and Paraphrasing Guide

The document provides a vocabulary guide for summarizing and paraphrasing texts, emphasizing the importance of capturing essential ideas in one's own words. It includes an example narrative about a farmer and his aged mother facing a cruel lord's decree, illustrating the emotional conflict of the farmer as he contemplates taking his mother to the mountains to die. Additionally, it offers a structured approach for readers to categorize important details and summarize the story using key questions.

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​Summarizing​

​Vocabulary​

​Objective​ ​ ____________________​​by​​________________​​or​
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​personal​​_____________​

​Paraphrase​ ​ o​​______________​​an​​_____________​​passage​​from​​a​
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​text​​in​​your​​__________​​words​

​Summarize​ ​ o​​_____________​​the​​most​​_________________​​ideas,​
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​events,​​and​​details​​in​​a​​text​​in​​your​​___________​​words​

​Example​
​Who​

​What​

​Where​

​When​

​How​

​Your​​Turn​

​ ead​​the​​following​​excerpt​​from​​the​​text.​​Then,​​put​​the​​important​​details​​into​
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​the​​correct​​category​​to​​objectively​​summarize​​what​​happened​​in​​the​​excerpt.​

​ ow,​​there​​lived​​in​​this​​village​​a​​kind​​young​​farmer​​and​​his​​aged​​mother.​​They​
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​were​​poor,​​but​​the​​farmer​​was​​good​​to​​his​​mother,​​and​​the​​two​​of​​them​​lived​
​happily​​together.​​However,​​as​​the​​years​​went​​by,​​the​​mother​​grew​​older,​​and​
​before​​long​​she​​reached​​the​​terrible​​age​​of​​seventy-one.​

“​ If​​only​​I​​could​​somehow​​deceive​​the​​cruel​​lord,”​​the​​farmer​​thought.​​But​​there​
​were​​records​​in​​the​​village​​books​​and​​everyone​​knew​​that​​his​​mother​​had​
​turned​​seventy-one.​
​ ach​​day​​the​​son​​put​​off​​telling​​his​​mother​​that​​he​​must​​take​​her​​into​​the​
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​mountains​​to​​die,​​but​​the​​people​​of​​the​​village​​began​​to​​talk.​​The​​farmer​​knew​
​that​​if​​he​​did​​not​​take​​his​​mother​​away​​soon,​​the​​lord​​would​​send​​his​​soldiers​
​and​​throw​​them​​both​​into​​a​​dark​​dungeon​​to​​die​​a​​terrible​​death.​

“​ Mother—”​​he​​would​​begin,​​as​​he​​tried​​to​​tell​​her​​what​​he​​must​​do,​​but​​he​​could​
​not​​go​​on.​

​ hen​​one​​day​​the​​mother​​herself​​spoke​​of​​the​​lord’s​​dreaded​​decree.​​“Well,​​my​
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​son,”​​she​​said,​​“the​​time​​has​​come​​for​​you​​to​​take​​me​​to​​the​​mountains.​​We​
​must​​hurry​​before​​the​​lord​​sends​​his​​soldiers​​for​​you.”​​And​​she​​did​​not​​seem​
​worried​​at​​all​​that​​she​​must​​go​​to​​the​​mountains​​to​​die.​

“​ Forgive​​me,​​dear​​mother,​​for​​what​​I​​must​​do,”​​the​​farmer​​said​​sadly,​​and​​the​
​next​​morning​​he​​lifted​​his​​mother​​to​​his​​shoulders​​and​​set​​off​​on​​the​​steep​​path​
​toward​​the​​mountains.​

​Important​​Detail​​Options​

​the​​farmer​​kept​​putting​​off​​telling​​his​​mother​​it​​was​​time​​to​​go​​to​​the​
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​mountains​​to​​die​

​B​ ​years​​after​​the​​decree​

​C​ ​the​​young​​farmer​​and​​the​​aged​​mother​

​D​ ​a​​village​​in​​Japan​

​E​ ​with​​sadness​

​F​ ​the​​farmer​​cared​​for​​his​​mother​​and​​did​​not​​want​​her​​to​​die​
​Who​ ​What​ ​Where​ ​When​ ​Why​ ​How​
​Exit​​Ticket​

​Objectively​​summarize​​paragraphs​​43-49​​of​​The​​Wise​​Old​​Woman​​using​​the​
​basic​​who,​​what,​​when,​​where,​​why,​​how​​questions.​

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