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Summary Writing Task – Grade 7
Trimester 1 -
EXAMPLE
Directions:
- Read the following informational article.
- As you read, you may mark the article or make notes. Marks and notes will not be scored.
- After reading the article, write a summary of what you have read. You have 60 minutes to read, plan, write, and proofread your essay.
- You may reread or go back to the article at any time during the test.
Scoring:
Your writing will be scored on how well you:
- state the main ideas of the article;
- identify the most important details that support the main ideas;
- write your summary in your own words, except for quotations; and
- express the underlying meaning of the article, not just the superficial details.
Writing Prompt:
They Eat What?
(attached)
Writing the Summary
Write a summary of the article. Your writing will be scored on how well you:
- state the main ideas of the article;
- identify the most important details that support the main ideas;
- write your summary in your own words, except for quotations; and
- express the underlying meaning of the article, not just the superficial details.
Standard
Writing Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)
2.5 Write summaries of reading materials:
- Include the main ideas and most significant details.
- Use the student’s own words, except for quotations.
- Reflect underlying meaning, not just the superficial details.