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Summarizing Main Ideas

Directions: Identify the main ideas and details in a text then write a summary,
synthesizing the most important ideas into one paragraph.

Main Idea 1: _________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________ Paragraph/Page #:_____

Detail 1: ____________________________________________________________

Detail 2: ____________________________________________________________

Main Idea 2: _________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________ Paragraph/Page #:_____

Detail 1: ____________________________________________________________

Detail 2: ____________________________________________________________

Main Idea 3: _________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________ Paragraph/Page #:_____

Detail 1: ____________________________________________________________

Detail 2: ____________________________________________________________

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Summarizing Main Ideas

Directions: Synthesize the most important ideas in a text into one paragraph.

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