TXTBK + SLMs + QUALAS

Textbook/Supplementary LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET No. 5

Materials/Self-Learning Module- in ENGLISH 7
based Instruction paired with Quarter 2 Week 5
MELC-Based Quality Assured
Learning Activity Sheet (LAS)

Name: _________________________________Grade & Section: _________________________

Teacher: _______________________________ Date Submitted: __________________________

MELC 5: Summarize key information from a text (EN6OL-IVj-3.6)

Lesson/Topic: Definition and Guidelines in Writing a Summary
Reference/Source: English Learner’s Material 7, & Page No.: Page 170 Second Quarter
Writing-a-Summary-homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/ and
Hunter.cuny.edu/rwc/handouts/t..guidelines-for-writing-a-summary

Objectives/Subtasks: 1) Define a summary 2) Recognize guidelines in writing a summary

Activity No. 1 Title: Definition and Guidelines in Writing a Summary Day: 1

Key Concept:
 A summary is a shortened version or a gist.
 The following are guidelines in writing a summary:
 Base your summary on the original piece.
 Keep your summary short.
 Use your own wording.
 Refer the central and main ideas of the original piece.
 Read with who, what, when, where, why and how questions in mind.
 Avoid putting in your opinion the issue or topic discussed in the original piece.

 Writing a summary is a great way to process the information you read. Read it thoroughly and
take notes on the major points you want to include in your summary.
 Rely on your memory first to make sure the summary is in your own words. Then, revise it to
ensure that your writing is clear and the grammar, punctuation, and spelling are all perfect.

Source: Writing-a-Summary-homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/
Hunter.cuny.edu/rwc/handouts/t..guidelines-for-writing-a-summary

Activity No. 1
Directions: Read each statement carefully and write TRUE on the blank if the statement describes
a summary and FALSE if not.
____________ 1. Putting your opinion on the issue or topic is necessary in writing a summary.
____________ 2. Your summary must be based on the original piece.
____________ 3. A summary is the shortened version of the text.
____________ 4. One great way to process the information you read is through writing a summary.
____________ 5. You must use your own wording when writing a summary.

Lesson/Topic: Key Ideas and Supporting Details

Reference/Source: manua.hawaii.edu
ereadingworksheets.com/free...main-idea-worksheets/
google.com.ph/search?client=s../
Objectives/Subtasks: 1) Read the text carefully. 2) Identify key ideas 3) Identify supporting details
Activity No. 2 Title: Key Ideas and Supporting Details Day: 2
Key Concept:

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 Key Ideas and Supporting details
 A paragraph is a unit of writing in a larger body of work. A paragraph expresses a particular topic
or theme.

 Organization of a Paragraph
 Statement of the Key Idea/Topic Sentence
 Elaboration of key idea and supporting details.
 Restatement of the key idea-summary of key ideas or conclusions.
 In writing a summary, noting down the major points (key or main ideas and supporting details) of
the text you read is necessary.
 The topic is the subject that the selection is about. The key idea can usually be located if you can
determine what the topic is. To find the topic of the selection, ask the simple question, “Who or
what is the selection about?”
 The key idea of the text sums up the author’s primary message.
 Usually, the key concept is found at the beginning of the paragraph.
 Supporting details contain facts, statements, examples-specifics which guide us to a full
understanding of the main idea. They clarify, illuminate, explain, describe, expand and illustrate
the main idea.
Determining Supporting Details
 Decide which details help to further the story line.
 Decide which details help you understand the main idea.
 Answer question raised by the main idea (who, what, when, why or how).

Source: manua.hawaii.edu
ereadingworksheets.com/free...main-idea-worksheets/
google.com.ph/search?client=s../
Activity No. 2
Directions: Read the text carefully. Then, classify the underlined texts whether these are key ideas or
supporting details. Write your answers by completing the table below.

IMPORTANCE OF TREES

Trees have great impact to human life because they provide many things such as food, shelter
and other life’s essentials. Trees also contribute something beneficial to the environment like providing us
oxygen, water and shelter to wild life.
However, nowadays, as we can observe, trees in the forest are alarmingly destroyed and there
are some areas in the forest which are denuded. This activity is called “deforestation.”
Many people like the farmers suffer from poverty so they resort to the practice of cutting down
and burning trees for agricultural purposes. Many rely on the trees not only the humans but also the
animals.
Loss of great amount of trees in the forest can lead us to different calamities like flooding, climate
change, soil erosion, earthquake and the like. Since trees are very essential to mankind and the
community, let us support the advocacy to take care of the trees and the environment.

Source: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt https://hmhfyi.com/6-12/reading-tips/key-ideas-and-

details/summarize-informational-text/

Key Ideas of the Text Supporting Details of the Text

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Lesson/Topic: Paraphrasing
Reference/Source: http://amarris.homestead.com/files/paraphrase.html

Objectives/Subtasks: 1) Paraphrase a text to simplify ideas.

Activity No. 3 Title: Paraphrasing Day: 3
Key Concept:
 Paraphrase is rewording of a text to clarify the content.
 Paraphrase has to be specific.
 Paraphrase clarifies the text.
How to paraphrase in five steps?
1. Read the passage several times to fully understand the meaning.
2. Note down key concepts.
3. Write your version of the text without looking at the original.
4. Compare your paraphrased text with the original passage and make minor adjustments to
phrases that remain too similar.
5. Cite the source where you found the idea.

Study the examples below:

 Original Material
Fatima worried about passing the very difficult test.
 Paraphrased
Receiving a passing grade on the difficult exam concerned Fatima.

 Original Material
A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.
 Paraphrased
A shortfin mako is a kind of shark that can leap 20 feet out of the water. 

Activity No. 3
Directions: Read the statement in each number and choose the best paraphrase. Encircle the letter of
the correct answer.

1. The kidneys filter out glucose in the blood.

A. Glucose in the blood is filtered out by the kidneys.
B. Glucose is in the blood, and the kidneys filter it out.

2. Kidneys have a vital role in the process of filtration of the body.

A. The kidneys, playing a vital role in the body, are involved in filtering.
B. A vital role in the process of filtration of the body is played by the kidneys.

3. Lack of calcium can result in malformed teeth.

A. Misshapen teeth are caused by an insufficient intake of calcium.
B. Insufficient calcium can result in malformed teeth. One effect is misshapen teeth.

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 4. Bringing home the POWs is supported by the people of Kuwait.
A. The people in Kuwait support that the POWs be returned.
B. The Kuwait public supports the return of its POWs.

5. Anxiety is a feeling. It occurs when someone dreads something unknown.

A. Anxiety, which is a feeling, is felt by people who do not know why they are uneasy.
B. The feeling of anxiety results when someone is uneasy but doesn't know why.

Lesson/Topic: Summarizing
Reference/Source: https://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/summarizationpretest2.html
Elder, J. 2008. Entryways into College Reading and Learning. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Objective/Subtasks: 1) Summarize a text
Activity No. 4 Title: Summarizing Day: 4
Key Concept:
 Summarizing is putting down the main ideas of someone else’s work in your own words. It is
always shorter than the original.

Example:
When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty
trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West
Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large
coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with
alligators and other exotic wildlife.

The summary of this passage is ________________.

  A. There are a lot of cows in Texas.
  B. There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
  C. Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
  D. There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.

ANSWER: C. Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States. (Note: localize)

 The answer sums up the general idea of the text that Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States
as it is evidenced by supporting details telling the country covers vast land and sea territorial areas with
variations of living forms in it.
 Definitely, the answer is not letter A as it only tells about the cows in Texas nor letters B and D because
these are just few of the supporting facts to the key idea of the text.

Activity 4A
Directions: Read the following passages and answer the question that follows. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer.

1. Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner.
Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a
big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then, there was always the Pizza
Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.

The summary of this passage is ______________.

A. Jill loves Mexican food.

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The summary of this passage is ______________.

  A. It was really hot at the zoo.

B. Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.
C. The camels were swatting flies with their tails.
  D. Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

Activity 4B
Directions: Summarize the texts below.

1. For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that
had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some
curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the
walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny
couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.

Summary _____________________________________________________________________.

2.
Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year,
coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice,
coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad
throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That
was his dream.

Summary _____________________________________________________________________.

Source: https://www.shsu.edu/~txcae/Powerpoints/prepostest/summarizationpretest2.html
Elder, J. 2008. Entryways into College Reading and Learning. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Key to Correction

Activity No. 1 Activity No. 2

1. False Key Ideas of the Text

2. True 1. Trees have great impact to human life.
3. True 2. Trees in the forest are alarmingly destroyed.
4. True 3. Many people like the farmers suffer from poverty.
5. True 4. Loss of great amount of trees in the forest can lead us to different calamities.
5.Trees are very essential to mankind and the community.
Supporting Details of the Text
1. They provide many things such as food, shelter and other life’s essentials.
2. Trees also contribute something beneficial to the environment.
3. Providing us oxygen, water and shelter to wild life.
4. There are some areas in the forest which are denuded.
5. They resort to the practice of cutting down and burning trees for agricultural purposes.
6. Many rely on the trees not only the humans but also the animals.
7. Like flooding, climate change, soil erosion and earthquake.

Activity No. 3 Activity No. 4A Activity 4B

1. A 1. D 1. Answers may vary.

2. B 2. D 2. Answers may
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