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Reading and Summary Writing Instructions 2

Annotation steps
● Circle unknown words and use context clues to infer meaning (make a note in the margin)
● Underline main ideas/points (5-7 throughout article). Write comments in the margin for each
explaining why that idea/point is important.
Summary writing
● On the last pages, use your underlined main ideas/points and REPHRASE them (in your own
words) to create a fact outline.
● Create a topic sentence (see format)
● Write a concise summary paragraph of the article you have just read.

FDA Says 'No' to Eating Raw Cookie

Dough
June 30, 2016, at 12:00 p.m.

By Mary Elizabeth Dallas, HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, June 30, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Before you

lick that raw cookie dough off your spoon, know that the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against
it.

It's not just the raw eggs that carry food poisoning dangers.
Any type of raw dough or batter that contains flour is not safe
to eat, including pizza, bread and tortilla dough, cautioned Jenny Scott, a senior advisor
in the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

It's also not safe to play with raw dough or batter that contains flour, Scott added. Even
if kids aren't eating the dough, germs can get onto their hands. If they put contaminated
hands into their mouth, they may develop an infection.

Leslie Smoot, a senior advisor in FDA's Office of Food Safety, explained in an agency
news release that "flour is derived from a grain that comes directly from the field, and
typically is not treated to kill bacteria."
Bacteria from animal waste could contaminate grains, which are harvested and milled
into flour, Smoot said.

Boiling, baking, roasting, microwaving or frying raw flour kills harmful bacteria. But raw
dough or batter can still harbor germs, the FDA experts added.

U.S. health officials have recently launched an investigation into infections linked to the
ingestion of raw dough. Dozens of people throughout the country have been infected by
a strain of bacteria called Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O121.

Symptoms of infection with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli include diarrhea (often bloody),
and abdominal cramps.

Most people recover within a week but some illnesses may be more severe and lead to
a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome. This condition can affect
anyone, but it's most common among children younger than 5, older adults and people
with weakened immune systems.

The federal investigation revealed that some of these patients had eaten or handled raw
dough made with General Mills flour produced in a Kansas City, Mo., facility. Tests
conducted by the FDA linked bacteria in a flour sample to bacteria from some of those
who developed infections.

General Mills voluntarily recalled 10 million pounds of unbleached, all-purpose and

self-rising flours sold under the brand names Gold Medal, Signature Kitchen's and Gold
Medal Wondra. These products should be discarded and not used.

The FDA cautioned that some recalled flours were sold to restaurants that provide
children with balls of raw dough to play with while they wait for their meals. Experts from
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have advised restaurants to
discontinue this practice.

Other food safety tips from the FDA include:

● Do not eat any type of raw cookie dough, other type of dough, cake mix or batter
that is supposed to be cooked or baked.
● Follow package directions for temperatures and cooking times for products
containing flour.
● After using flour or raw dough wash your hands, cooking surfaces and utensils
thoroughly.
● Keep raw foods separate from other foods while cooking or baking to prevent
contamination.
● Follow label directions to refrigerate products containing raw dough until they are
baked.
 Summary Writing Activity
Definition: A summary is a shortened version of an article, story, film or a portion of a text book. It
keeps the tone of the original piece and does not contain an opinion.

Step 1: FACT OUTLINE: Directions: As you read, write down key facts and details important to the
article that will be useful in a summary.

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Step 2: WRITE A TOPIC SENTENCE: When writing a summary the first sentence needs to include 3
elements. First- Identify the Item that is being summarized then select a verb and finish the thought
Identify Verb (see poster) Finish Thought
articulates describes illustrates
lists explains provides
demonstrates compares
Step 3: WRITE a SUMMARY: Use the summary sentence and the fact outline to write a coherent, fluid

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Go back through your work and make sure you did the following:
1. You made annotations throughout the text that were restrained (not too many, used when
necessary) and made comments to all circled words and underlined phrases. _______
2. Your paragraph has no spelling errors. You have used your own words throughout your
paragraph. There are NO sentences in your paragraph that come directly from the text.
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