Evaluating Texts 2D

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Evaluating Texts2D

• summary . . . précis . . . explication . . .

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Main Idea and Details

• Main idea the topic and controlling point of a
  paragraph what the paragraph is about.
• If it is the main idea, the majority of the
  details will support it!

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Main Idea and Details

• Stated Main Idea look for a sentence in the
  paragraph
• Usually the first or last sentence
• Purple book page 59
• Implied Main Idea is suggested by the details
• Purple book page 60

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Main Idea and Details

• Details descriptions, reasons, examples, etc.,
  that support the main idea
• Details will support the main idea but read
  carefully stick to the facts of the paragraph!
• Purple book page 61

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Analyzing and Evaluating

• Summary a shorter version of a text that gives
  only the main points
• Précis another word for summary

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Rules for summary/précis

• Written in your own words
• About ¼ the length of the original
• Contains only main points dont leave any
  important points out!
• Follows the same order of the original
• Retains the authors meaning and opinion
• NO personal interpretation keep YOUR opinion to
  yourself!
• Purple book page 66 for practice

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Analyzing and Evaluating

• Explication a type of explanation that
  interprets an explication will NEVER contain
  figurative language
• Sometimes longer than the original, but usually
  shorter on multiple choice tests
• Will only contain information that can be
  literally interpretedalways uses concise, plain
  language
• Avoids making a commentary or giving an opinion
  about the original text
• May simply state in one sentence the main idea of
  the passage

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Analyzing and Evaluating

• What if you must pick an explication of TWO
  passages?
• Simply decide what the main idea is of each
  passage, then pick an answer that combines BOTH
  main ideas!
• Purple book pages 70-72 for practice

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Possible test questions

• Which is an appropriate and accurate explication
  of this paragraph?
• Which of the following is an accurate and
  appropriate summary of this paragraph?
• Which of the following is an accurate explication
  of both the statement and the excerpt?

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Possible test questions(cont.)

• Which paragraph is an accurate and appropriate
  précis of the excerpts?
• Which is an accurate and appropriate explication
  of the two excerpts?
• Which paragraph is an accurate and appropriate
  summary of the two excerpts?

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Possible test questions(cont.)

• Justify the accuracy of the précis by selecting
  the statement below that is a correct evaluation
  of the précis.

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Terms to know

• Construct
• Unintentional
• Thrive
• Dilemma
• Inherit
• Irrelevant
• Omit

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Mississippi SATP English II Revised Multiple
Choice Student Review Guide for
Vocabulary/Reading