Objective Summary Checklist
Introductory Sentence:
______ includes the title
______ includes the author
______ includes the genre
______ includes the main idea
Body:
______ includes transition words (first, second, then, also, last, for example, etc…)
______ includes details from the beginning of the story
______ includes details from the middle of the story
______ includes details from the end of the story
______ is no longer than six sentences
Concluding Sentence:
______ includes the title
______ includes the author
______ includes the genre
______ includes the main idea
______ is worded different than the introductory sentence
Other:
______ no spelling mistakes present
______ no grammatical errors present
______ is only one paragraph
______ does not include the author’s opinions/ is objective
Write 2 things the author did well:
Write 2 things the author needs to improve: